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

29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields: (a) Fields excavating Inc. located at Thornwood Crossing and Newark Granville Road, Granville, OH 43023: On and preceding October 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by the trench shields. An employee was working inside of a protective system which consisted of two 8 foot trench shields stacked on top of eachother with an additional 7 feet of dirt beyond the top shield. Access to the inside of the trench shield was an extension ladder which was laid against the west wall of the trench with the 7 feet of unprotected dirt on the section descending into the trench shields. The following condition exposed employees to struck-by/caught-in hazards.