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

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: The employer is failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards. This was most recently documented October 15, 2019 at a jobsite located between 8110-8112 East 34th Court Wichita, Kansas. Employees engaged in water meter connection activities inside the North and South trenches were exposed to struck-by hazards in that head protection was not used. a) The employees working in the North trench were not equipped with head protection. The trench was found to be greater than 4 feet in depth with the spoil pile at the edge of the trench. The spoil pile at the North trench was found to be between approximately 1 and 5 inches from the edge of the trench. b) The employees working in the South trench were not equipped with head protection. The trench was found to be approximately 5 feet in depth with the spoil pile at the edge of the trench. The spoil pile at the South trench was found to be between approximately 1 and 5 inches from the edge of the trench.