OSHA Inspection: BEST SEPTIC TANK SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2019-03-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

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:  On or about 12/18/2019, at 25 Sunbelt Parkway Covington, GA employees performing trenching and excavation activities were not were not trained in the recognition of hazards relating to cave-in and collapse.

Issued

2019-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face:  On or about 12/18/2019, at 25 Sunbelt Parkway Covington, GA an employee was exposed to cave-in and caught-in hazards while measuring a trench where the spoil pile was at the edge.

Issued

2019-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  On or about 12/18/2019, at 25 Sunbelt Parkway Covington, GA an employee was exposed to cave-in and caught-in hazards while measuring a trench where the spoil pile was at the edge.

Issued

2019-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not conducted by a competent person prior to the start of work and as needed throughout the shift:  On or about 12/18/2019, at 25 Sunbelt Parkway Covington, GA the trench and adjacent areas were not inspected by a competent person, exposing employees to cave-in and caught-in hazards.

Issued

2019-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a): 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section:  On or about 12/18/2019, at 25 Sunbelt Parkway Covington, GA employees were exposed to cave-in and caught-in hazards while employees were working in the trench at depths up to 11-feet with no protective system.