OSHA Inspection: ALEJANDRO REYES DBA RYS UNDERGROUND CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) On August 01, 2023, employees working in an excavation exposed to struck-by hazards were not wearing hard hats.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Nov 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(3): Sidewalks, pavements, or appurtenant structures had been undermined and a support system or another method was not provided to protect employees from the possible collapse of such structures:   a) On August 01, 2023, Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by soil and gravel while working in a trench approximately 7.8 feet deep where a section of the concrete sidewalk/roadway was undermined and not  protected from collapse by a support system or another system.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Nov 15, 2023

Abate by

Dec 12, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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:  a) On August 01, 2023, the employer did not provide a competent person to conduct inspections where employees were exposed to the hazards associated with trenching and excavation work.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Nov 15, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $3,500 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 1926.652(c):  a) On August 01, 2023, employees working in an excavation up to approximately 7.8 feet in depth were exposed to cave-in hazards.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.