OSHA Inspection: GRIDSOURCE INCORPORATED, LLC.

Issued

2023-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14063.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections and inspections throughout the work shift of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not conducted by the 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.  On or about February 22, 2023, on the site's south side, employees were installing a utility line in an excavation four (4) feet or more in-depth without a safe means of egress., on the site's south side, employees were installing utility lines in an excavation that was not inspected throughout the shift for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins. The on-site supervisor would have discovered that the excavation has water in the bottom floor, making this a class "c" soil. If inspected by a competent person would have determined that a means of egress was not present in the excavation that was deeper than four (4) feet. If the inspection were conducted per the standard, the competent person would have discovered that there was no cave-in protection in the excavation that exceeded five (5) feet in depth.

Issued

2023-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14063.00 · Current $0.00 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 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c).  On or about February 22, 2023, employees installed a utility line on the site's south side in an excavation five (5) feet or more in-depth without cave-in protection.