OSHA Inspection: WBW CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person.   On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were performing underground utility work without the employer conducting frequent and regular inspections of the job site, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to falls and struck-by.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-01-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7252.00 · Current $7252.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): A person who has a valid certificate of first-aid training was not available at the worksite to render first-aid.   On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were performing underground utility work with machinery and equipment without the employer providing a person certified to render first aid.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $10151.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation.   On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were performing underground utility work in a trench that was up to approximately 23 feet deep with standing water present in the bottom, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $10151.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(7): Ladders not specifically designed for such use were tied or fastened together to provide longer sections   On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were accessing a trench with two extension ladders tied together, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $99444.00 · Current $60097.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, a safe means of egress was not located within 25 feet of employees installing wastewater utility pipe in the bottom of a trench up to approximately 23 feet deep, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard.

Issued

2022-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $116022.00 · Current $60097.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1):Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.  On or about June 28, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were installing wastewater utility pipe in the bottom of an trench up to approximately 23 feet deep without a protective system in place, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard.