OSHA Inspection: ALTERNATIVE CONCRETE TECHNIQUES, INC.

Issued

2022-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $7106.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) Throughout the excavation; Employees were not adequately trained on hazard recognition and mitigation methods relative to foundation formwork taking place in an excavation up to 8 feet in depth.

Issued

2022-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10151.00 · Current $7106.00 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:  (a) Throughout the excavation; The employer did not ensure that employees working in an excavation up to 8 feet in depth with sidewall sloping ranging between 45 to 60 degrees to construct foundation formwork were provided with a proper means of egress located within 25 feet of all work locations.

Issued

2022-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  (a) Throughout the excavation; The employer did not ensure that an inspection was completed by a competent person prior to employees starting work in an excavation up to 8 feet in depth where hazardous conditions were present including improper egress and cave-in protection.

Issued

2022-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c):  (a) Throughout the excavation; The employer did not ensure that employees working in an excavation up to 8 feet in depth to construct foundation formwork were protected from cave-ins using proper sloping or appropriate alternative protective systems.