OSHA Inspection: PRATT & SONS INC.

Issued

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8629.00 · Current $4315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(c)(2):A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:  Establishment - Poland Jobsite: The employer failed to provide means of egress from a trench excavation that was four feet-seven inches in depth requiring employees to exit the end slope which was over 100 feet of lateral travel.

Issued

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8629.00 · Current $4315.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.651(e):Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment:  Establishment - Poland Jobsite: The employer did not prohibit an employee from working within the trench using a shovel to spread crushed rock while the backhoe was removing soil next to the employee and overhead.

Issued

2022-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8629.00 · Current $4315.00 Reduced

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.  Establishment - Poland Jobsite: The employer did not ensure protection was provided by use of retaining devices while a backhoe was removing material beneath its tracks and within two feet of the excavation edge with an employee working in the trench.