Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them): (a)First Dakota Enterprises, Inc. at Hilgers Gulch Sanitary Sewer Line Project, Pierre, SD 57501: On or about and at times prior to July 14, 2017, the employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person. Employees were exposed to fall hazards related to damaged ladders and working on top of Corrugated Metal Piping (CMP) without the use of a fall protection system. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards with the use of defective rigging in the form of a 4-leg 5/8-inch wire rope bridle with a master link that was damaged and used to lift a trench box out of the excavation. Employees were exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards while installing 18-inch PVC sanitary sewer piping in an excavation approximately 14 foot deep without a protective system. These conditions exposed employees to falls and struck-by hazards. Abatement Note: OSHA defines a "competent" person as one who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them.