Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 C02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 989309.015
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $3,150.00
Issuance Date: 01/16/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 05/07/2015
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0830300
Contest Date: 02/13/2015
Final Order: 05/29/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 05/29/2015 | $3,150.00 | 05/07/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/20/2015 | $4,500.00 | 01/21/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/16/2015 | $4,500.00 | 01/21/2015 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): The employer failed to provide a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress in trenches or excavations that were 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees: (a) On or about July 25, 2014, for the three employees that were exposed to cave-in hazards while connecting pipes in a nine-foot deep trench at the Alexander Terminal Project Statoil Terminal near Alexander, ND.