Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 K02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 987991.015
Citation: 02001A
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $38,500.00
Current Penalty: $23,100.00
Issuance Date: 01/26/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 03/20/2015
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0830400
Contest Date: 02/17/2015
Final Order: 04/30/2015
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 04/30/2015 | $23,100.00 | 03/20/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | C: Contested | 02/17/2015 | $38,500.00 | 01/29/2015 | Willful | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/26/2015 | $38,500.00 | 01/29/2015 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions had been taken to ensure their safety: (a) On or about July 28, 2014, for an employee exposed to cave-in hazards while installing a concrete storm sewer in an unprotected trench approximately ten feet deep in the vicinity of Columbia Street and East Willow Street in Harrisburg, South Dakota.