OSHA Inspection: QUEEN CITY MECHANICALS, INC.

Issued

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13902.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.652(c)(4)(iii): At least one copy of the design shall be maintained at the jobsite during construction of the protective system. After that time, the design may be stored off the jobsite, but a copy of the design shall be made available to the Secretary upon request.  a) On or about February 18, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that the tabulated data for the shoring system in place was readily available upon request during the installation of the boxes, exposing employees to the risk of incorrect installation and use of the protective systems, potentially leading to cave-ins and other related hazards while working in the 7'10" deep trench.

Issued

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13902.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(b)(1): (1) Inform exposed employees by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by, each permit space;   a) On or about February 18, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that employees were informed of the existence, location, and hazards of the permit?required confined space where sewer repair work was being conducted in that no danger signs or equally effective means of communication were provided.

Issued

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13902.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1204(d)(7): (7) Provide the following equipment (specified in paragraphs (d)(1) through (9) of this section) at no cost to each employee, maintain that equipment properly, and ensure that each employee uses that equipment properly: Equipment, such as ladders, needed for safe ingress and egress by authorized entrants;  a) On February 18, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that the employee working in the permit required confined space had ladder access to safely exit the sewer in that the foreman on site had removed the extension ladder once the employee was in the sewer, exposing them to egress issues in case of entrapment or atmospheric hazards.

Issued

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13902.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1204(e)(1)(i):  Evaluate permit space conditions in accordance with the following paragraphs (e)(1) through (6) of this section when entry operations are conducted: (i) Perform pre-entry testing to the extent feasible before entry is authorized; and,  a) On or about February 18, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that pre-entry testing was completed prior to allowing employees to conduct sewer main repairs in the permit required confined space, exposing employees to  potential atmospheric hazards.

Issued

2026-04-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1204(e)(2): (2) Continuously monitor atmospheric hazards unless the employer can demonstrate that the equipment for continuously monitoring a hazard is not commercially available or that periodic monitoring is of sufficient frequency to ensure that the atmospheric hazard is being controlled at safe levels. If continuous monitoring is not used, periodic monitoring is required with sufficient frequency to ensure that acceptable entry conditions are being maintained during the course of entry operations;  a) On February 18, 2026, the employer failed to ensure that atmospheric testing was being completed continuously while employees performed sewer repair work in the permit required confined space, exposing employees to atmospheric hazards.