OSHA Inspection: DESIGN BY NATURE GENERAL SERVICES LLC

Issued

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2074.00 · Current $500.00 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 condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:   Jobsite: Employees, working in the unprotected trench and exposed to hazards such as cave-ins, struck-by and machinery hazards, were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of these conditions and the regulations applicable to trenching in order to control eliminate them.

Issued

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2420.00 Reduced

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 (.61m) 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 excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  Jobsite: The material, excavated from the trench, was not placed two feet back from its edge, and exposed employees working in the trench to struck by hazards from material falling or rolling into it.

Issued

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  Jobsite: The competent person did not inspect the trench and adjacent areas for hazards such as lack of cave-in protection and spoil pile location prior to employees entering the trench

Issued

2024-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · 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).  Jobsite: Employees, working in the trench in excess of 7-feet in depth, were not protected from cave-ins