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

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: (a) On or about August 27, 2019, for the employees exposed to struck-by hazards while installing water supply pipe in a trench where the spoil pile was placed directly on the edge of the trench for the water transmission line 19-01 project, in the vicinity of STA 64+00 to 69+00, near the intersection of County Highway 10 & 59th Street NE in Bismarck, North Dakota. (b) On or about August 29, 2019, for the employee exposed to struck-by hazards while installing a water hydrant in a trench where a large spoil pile sat on the edge of the trench for the water transmission line 19-01 project, in the vicinity of STA 73+80, near the intersection of County Highway 10 & 59th Street NE in Bismarck, North Dakota. (c) On or about August 29, 2019, for the employees exposed to struck-by hazards while installing water supply pipe in a trench where a large spoil pile ran the full length of the trench less than 1 foot away from the edge for the water transmission line 19-01 project, in the vicinity of STA 74+00, near the intersection of County Highway 10 & 59th Street NE in Bismarck, North Dakota.