Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003 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 engulfment and struck by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about October 4, 2024 at a construction jobsite located at or near Mile Marker 488 on Nebraska Highway 2, Syracuse, Nebraska. Employee(s) were working in an excavation where an excavator was placed on the edge of the site above them at a distance of less than two feet .