| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2023-11-29
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| Emphasis |
N: TRENCH
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
2107020 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-02-21 |
| Current Penalty |
4375.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6250.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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. a) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, the employer failed to instruct employees on struck-by and crushed-by hazards when working in an excavation. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260100 A |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2024-01-30 |
| Current Penalty |
3750.6 |
| Initial Penalty |
5358.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets. a) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, an employee was not protected from falling objects while working in an excavated hole, beneath overhead hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 I01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Current Penalty |
4375.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6250.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(i)(1): Where the stability of adjoining buildings, walls, or other structures was endangered by excavation operations, support systems such as shoring, bracing or underpinning was not provided to ensure the stability of such structures for the protection of employees. a) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, the employer failed to protect employees from crushed by, caught-in, and struck by hazards while trenching and excavating next to and under a concrete porch, without a support system. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 I03 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, the employer failed to protect employees from crushed by, caught-in, struck by and/or engulfment hazards while trenching and excavating, to include undermining near a sidewalk. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003C |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 J02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6250.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, the employer failed to protect employees from struck-by and collapse hazards when working near a spoil pile within two feet of the excavation edge. |
|
| Citation ID |
01005 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260652 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-01-04 |
| Current Penalty |
4375.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6250.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-01-17 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) Jobsite: On or about 11/29/2023, an employee was exposed to cave-in hazards while working in an excavation greater than 5 feet in depth without an adequate protective system. |
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