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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 19260652 A01 Requirements for protective systems.

Inspection Nr: 1570533.015

Citation: 01002B

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 3

Initial Penalty: $4,351.00

Current Penalty: $0.00

Issuance Date: 05/13/2022

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Related Event Code (REC): A

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0728500

Contest Date:

Final Order: 06/17/2022

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	06/17/2022	$0.00		Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	05/13/2022	$4,351.00		Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002B 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). The employer is failing to protect employee working inside trenches from cave-ins. This was most recently documented on December 29, 2021, at the residential construction site located at 600 SW Hillside Dr, Grain Valley, Missouri. An employee was working in a 9 foot deep trench with no cave-in protection.

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