Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19260651 C02 Specific Excavation Requirements.
Inspection Nr: 998237.015
Citation: 01005
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 3
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $4,900.00
Issuance Date: 03/27/2015
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 4
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0214200
Contest Date: 04/17/2015
Final Order: 07/10/2015
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 07/10/2015 | $4,900.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | C: Contested | 04/17/2015 | $4,900.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/27/2015 | $4,900.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: a) Work Site: 434 Rockaway Valley Road, Boonton, NJ. Employee(s) were working inside a 48 foot section of a 150 foot long trench in depths of up to 13 feet and the means of egress was a ramp of quarry process stone that was 41 feet of lateral travel from where the cave-in occurred and where workers had been working. Violation observed on or about 10/01/2014.