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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260652 A01 Requirements for protective systems.
Inspection Nr: 1632709.015
Citation: 01003
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $15,625.00
Current Penalty: $7,812.50
Issuance Date: 02/24/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 03/22/2023
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0627100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 03/15/2023
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Substance: S777
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 03/15/2023 | $7,812.50 | 03/22/2023 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/24/2023 | $15,625.00 | 03/22/2023 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652 (b) or (c). On or about 11/4/2022, at the job site along Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas three employees working in an excavation, conducting a repair to an electrical distribution line, were not protected from the hazards of being crushed in an excavation wall failure. The spoil pile of approximately two feet high was staged at the roadside edge of the excavation with an approximate depth of four and one-half feet deep.