Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 H01 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1251410.015
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $2,716.00
Current Penalty: $2,716.00
Issuance Date: 09/08/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date:
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0317700
Contest Date: 10/10/2017
Final Order: 09/05/2018
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 09/05/2018 | $2,716.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | C: Contested | 10/23/2017 | $2,716.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/08/2017 | $2,716.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: a) Saylor Street at Willow Street, Atlas, PA: An employee performed work in a trench while water flowing from a 12-inch sanitary sewer pipe was accumulating, which exposed the employee to an engulfment hazard from loose soil and water, on or about August 1, 2017. ABATEMENT OBSERVED DURING INSPECTION CERTIFICATION NOT REQUIRED