Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: (a) On or about May 16, 2014, an employee was exposed to roll-in and falling object hazards from clumps of soil from the spoil pile and a 20 feet metal pipe on the fork of the forklift on an angled position that were placed at the edge of the excavation. The clumps of soil and the metal pipe could roll into the trench where the employee was working. NCB, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 977817, citation number 4, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on August 11, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 1936 Liggett Rd., Castle Rock, CO 80109. NCB, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 896649, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on May 15, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1305 S. Zanta St., Aurora, CO 80016.