OSHA Inspection: JON M. HALL COMPANY, LLC

Issued

2024-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $12905.00 Reduced

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 October 17, 2023, at the jobsite, employees were exposed to crush-by and struck-by hazards, in that a suitable means of access and egress was not provided to employees working in an unprotected trench that was approximately 6 feet deep, with near vertical walls, in Class C soil.

Issued

2024-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $12905.00 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:  a.) On or about October 17, 2023, at the jobsite, employees working in an unprotected trench were exposed to crush-by and struck-by hazards, in that, the trench was approximately 6 deep, with near vertical walls, in Class C soil and the spoil pile was at the excavation's edge.

Issued

2024-02-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $12905.00 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):   a.)  On or about October 17, 2023, at the jobsite, employees were exposed to crush-by hazards while working in an unprotected trench that was approximately 6 feet deep, with near vertical walls, in Class C soil, in that cave in protection was not provided.