Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260652 A01 Requirements for protective systems.
Inspection Nr: 1491238.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Not Completed - AD Discretion
Initial Penalty: $75,092.00
Current Penalty: $37,546.00
Issuance Date: 01/29/2021
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 02/10/2021
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418200
Contest Date:
Final Order: 03/15/2021
Related Event Code (REC): R
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 03/15/2021 | $37,546.00 | 02/10/2021 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/29/2021 | $75,092.00 | 02/10/2021 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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). RockMill Road & Kimball Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022, Excavation on east bound side of the roadway: On or about 09/03/2020, the employer exposed an employee to cave-in hazards, in that a cave-in protection system was not used within the excavation while installing 24-inch storm drainage pipes in an excavation that was 9-feet wide x 8-feet deep x 89 feet long. Construction Management & Engineering Services, Inc. DBA CMES Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number #1144527, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/06/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 2360 Windy Hill Road, Marietta, GA 30060.