OSHA Inspection: CARTER SITE DEVELOPMENT LLC

Issued

2026-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(j)(2):Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.  a.) On or about January 7, 2026, the employer failed to ensure excavated material was placed and kept at least 2 feet from the working edge of an active trench. Employees were taping detection wire for fire and domestic water lines within the excavation, and the spoil pile was staged directly on the trench edge while employees performed this task. As a result, employees were exposed to crushed?by and burial hazards

Issued

2026-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems shall be made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. An inspection shall be conducted by the competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift. Inspections shall also be made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. These inspections are only required when employee exposure can be reasonably anticipated.    a). On or about January 7, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that a competent person conducted the required daily inspection of an excavation prior to the start of work. Employees entered and worked within a 6?foot trench that had not been evaluated for hazardous conditions, including the absence of a trench box in the area where employees worked, lack of sloping, partial shoring, and spoil piles placed directly on the trench edge. As a result, employees were exposed to cave?in, crushed?by, and burial hazards.

Issued

2026-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:  (i): Excavations are made entirely in stable rock; or (ii): Excavations are less than 5 feet (1.52 m) in depth and examination of the ground by a competent person provides no indication of a potential cave-in.   a.) On or about January 7, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that employees working within an excavation were protected from cave?ins by an adequate protective system. Employees were installing detection line for fire and domestic water piping within a trench that measured approximately 5 feet 6 inches in depth, and the excavation walls were not shored, benched, or otherwise protected against collapse. As a result, employees were exposed to crushed?by and burial hazards.