OSHA Inspection: CONSOLIDATED MANAGEMENT INC.

Issued

Mar 21, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means:   (a)	On October 12, 2022, the employer did not determine the exact location of an active gas utility pipe that was located below grade prior to using a Case CX3500 excavator to dig an excavation to connect an 8-inch water line.  The operator struck an underground gas line that resulted in a release of natural gas.  This condition exposed employees to burns and other fire hazards.

Issued

Mar 21, 2023

Abate by

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into the excavation:  (a)	On or before October 19, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the spoil pile was at least two feet from the edge of the excavation.  Two employees worked in the excavation that was approximately 12 feet wide and 7.5 feet in depth.  This condition exposed the employees to the hazard of spoil pile material falling into the excavation or causing the excavation wall to collapse.

Issued

Mar 21, 2023

Abate by

Jun 1, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)	On or before October 19, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees working inside an excavation that measured approximately 20 feet in length, 12 feet wide, and 7.5 feet in depth were protected by an adequate protective system.  The excavation had near vertical walls, a fissure near the bottom, and the spoils pile was less than two feet from the edge of the excavation.  Employees used a shovel at the bottom of the excavation to dig around the end of a water pipe.  This condition exposed employees to a crushing hazard by excavation wall cave-in.