OSHA Inspection: HURTADO CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.50(c):  In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician, that was reasonably accessible in terms of time and distance to the worksite, which was available for the treatment of injured employees, a person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence, was not available at the worksite to render first aid:  a) On or about September 15, 2023,  and at times prior thereto, the employer did not have a person who was trained to render first aid at the worksite, exposing employees to a delay in medical treatment.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

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) On or about September 15, 2023, employees did not have a safe means of egress from a trench with a depth greater than 4 feet, exposing the employees to cave-in and fall hazards.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

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:  a) On or about September 15, 2023, at the worksite, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation in which water was accumulating, saturating the soil.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(c)(2)(iii): Manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations, and manufacturer's approval to deviate from the specifications, recommendations, and limitations were not in written form at the jobsite during construction of the protective system.  A copy was not provided to the Secretary upon request:   a) On or about September 15, 2023, at the worksite, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation more than 5-feet deep when Reinforced Concrete Boxes (RCBs) were used as a shielding system without the manufacturer's specifications, recommendations, and limitations.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(ii): Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads:   a) On or about September 15, 2023, at the worksite, the shields in an excavation more than 5-feet deep were not installed flush with the walls of the excavation, permitting lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads and exposing employees to cave-in hazards.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15970.00 · Current $15970.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields:  a) On or about September 15, 2023, at the worksite, employees were not protected from cave-in hazards when entering and exiting the area protected by shields inside an excavation more than 5-feet deep.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $159710.00 · Current $159710.00

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) On or about September 15, 2023, at the worksite, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation, greater than 5-feet in depth, with benched and sloped sides greater than 45 degrees.

Issued

2024-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2281.00 · Current $2281.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.40(a):  The employer failed to provide copies of the injury and illness records to an authorized representative within four hours of the request:  a) On or about September 16, 2023, the employer did not  provide OSHA 300 Injury and Illness logs to OSHA within 4 hours.