Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary was not provided: Employee(s) engaged in excavation construction were exposed to struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 9, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or about the intersection of 4th Street and Logan Avenue, Grant, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation where an gas-powered water pump was placed on the edge of the site above them at a distance of less than a foot.