Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 J02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 1677233.015
Citation: 03002B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 01/08/2024 4
Initial Penalty: $3,929.00
Current Penalty: $0.00
Issuance Date: 12/07/2023
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 5
Report ID: 0521100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 01/03/2024
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/03/2024 | $0.00 | 01/08/2024 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/07/2023 | $3,929.00 | 01/08/2024 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 002B Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) 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. On or about June 15, 2023, at 640 Michigan Street in Omro, Wisconsin, an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard while working in a trench 8.5 feet deep without the spoil pile back two feet from the trench top edge.