OSHA Inspection: BESHEARS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

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 October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees were installing connection for water main in a greater than 5-feet deep trench, without training to recognize the hazards associated with trenching and excavation and the methods to control and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

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:  On or about October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees were installing a connection for a water main in greater than 5-feet deep trench with soil overhead without wearing hard hats.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

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 October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees were installing a connection for a water main in a greater than 5-feet deep trench without protection from loose soil falling from the vertical walls of the trench.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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):  On or about October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees installing a connection for a water main were not protected by protective systems such as, but not limited to shielding, shoring, or sloping in a trench greater than 5-feet deep and 25-feet long.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3871.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(h)(2): Where water was controlled or prevented from accumulating by use of water removal equipment, the water removal equipment and operations were not monitored by a competent person to ensure proper operation:  On or about October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees were standing within a greater than 5-feet deep trench filled with mud and water mixture while operating a water pump energized by a gas-powered generator.   Competent monitoring to protect employees from a potential cave-in was not provided.

Issued

2024-04-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems 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:   On or about October 31, 2023, at the northeast corner of Phoenix Ave. & Towson Ave., employees were installing a connection for a water main in greater than 5-feet deep trench without inspections by a competent person.