Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 C02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 944282.015
Citation: 01002A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 02/28/2015 3
Initial Penalty: $7,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,800.00
Issuance Date: 01/21/2014
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0728500
Contest Date: 02/14/2014
Final Order: 02/14/2015
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 02/14/2015 | $2,800.00 | 02/28/2015 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/25/2014 | $7,000.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/21/2014 | $7,000.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: On or about October 24, 2013 at worksite 1017 SW Drake Circle in Lees Summit, Missouri- Employees were laying a sanitary sewer line in a trench that was between 8 and 14 feet in depth that did not have a ladder that could safely remove the employees from the trench. ABATEMENT VERIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IS NOT REQUIRED.