Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260652 A01 Requirements for protective systems.
Inspection Nr: 1559615.015
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $22,188.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 04/01/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 04/07/2022
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0523400
Contest Date: 04/25/2022
Final Order: 10/28/2022
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/28/2022 | $0.00 | 04/07/2022 | Serious | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/02/2022 | $22,188.00 | 04/07/2022 | Repeat | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/01/2022 | $22,188.00 | 04/07/2022 | 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). (a) On, or about October 22, 2021, at a worksite located at the Southwest corner of W. Ryan Rd & W. Loomis Rd., Franklin WI, an employee was conducting horizontal boring, related to water line installation while working in an unprotected portion of an excavation greater than twenty-two (22) feet in depth without sufficient shoring or sloping. This exposed employees to a trench collapse and engulfment hazard from soil. S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1356045, citation number 2, item number 1(a) and was affirmed as a final order on January 21, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 1908 South Dakota Highway 50, Yankton, SD 57078.