OSHA Inspection: JUAN NINO

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.800(c):Where construction of underground facilities was not sufficiently completed so that permanent environmental controls were effective, the employer did not maintain a check-in/check-out procedure that would ensure that aboveground person:  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, employees did not utilize check-in/check-out procedures prior to entering the tunneling work area.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.800(d): Employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with underground construction activities included in 29 CFR 1926.800(d)(1)-(d)(10):  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, employees performing tunneling activities were not provided hazard recognition and avoidance training prior to entering the tunnel.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.800(g)(3): At least one designated person was not on duty above ground when employees were working underground:  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, a designated employee was not stationed above ground to keep an accurate employee count inside the tunneling or an event of an emergency situation.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.800(j)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not assign a competent person to perform all required air monitoring under this section for underground construction:  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, air monitoring was not performed while tunnelling under the commercial building.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.800(o)(3)(i)(A): A competent person did not inspect the roof, face, and wall of the underground construction work area at the start of each shift and as often as necessary to determine ground stability:  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, a competent person did not inspect and ensure stability while employees worked on tunnelling underneath a commercial building.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Abate by

Oct 4, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a): Before it begins work at a worksite, each employer must ensure that a competent person identifies all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directs may work, and identifies each space that is a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary.  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, employees performing underground tunneling did not evaluate the confined space and the conditions for permit requirements.

Issued

Sep 10, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1207(a): The employer must provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and ensure that the employee possesses the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned under this standard. This training must result in an understanding of the hazards in the permit space and the methods used to isolate, control or in other ways protect employees from these hazards, and for those employees not authorized to perform entry rescues, in the dangers of attempting such rescue  On or about August 14, 2024, on the street side of the building, the employer did not train employees prior to entering and performing tunneling work.