OSHA Inspection: VSC MANAGEMENT LLC

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Abate by

Aug 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,895 · Current $14,895

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees were performing plumbing work inside an excavation without training on the hazards associated with excavations.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Abate by

Aug 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,768 · Current $12,768

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) On or about February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees did not wear protective helmets where there were overhead hazards while performing plumbing work inside an excavation.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,768 · Current $12,768

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 or about February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees were performing plumbing work inside an excavation beneath an undercut sidewalk that was not supported.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Abate by

Aug 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,895 · Current $14,895

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 February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, the spoil pile was not maintained more than two feet from the edge of the excavation when employees were working inside to perform plumbing work.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Abate by

Aug 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $12,768 · Current $12,768

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, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions:  a) On or about February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees were performing plumbing work inside an excavation that had not been inspected by a competent person.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Abate by

Aug 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $14,895 · Current $14,895

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 February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees were performing plumbing work inside an excavation over five feet without a protective system.

Issued

Jul 21, 2025

Penalty

Initial $8,511 · Current $8,511

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  a) On or about February 5, 2025, located south of building 8, employees utilized a Werner ladder that was not extended three feet above the ground while working in an excavation to perform plumbing work.