Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation that was more than 5 feet deep and not in stable rock shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: This employer does not provide adequate cave in protection for employees working in excavations that are more than five feet deep and not in stable rock. This failure to provide adequate protection was recently demonstrated on June, 15 2016. a) On June 15, 2016 employees working in the trench near the house located at 463 Claxton Glenn Ct. in Washington Township Ohio were not adequately protected against cave-ins in that the walls of the trench were not properly sloped, shored, benched or otherwise adequately protected against a collapse. The trench was approximately 60' long and approximately 12 feet deep. Following the cave-in employees were instructed to enter the trench to dig out the cave-in. b) On June 15, 2016 employees working in the trench near the driveway located at 463 Claxton Glenn Ct. in Washington Township Ohio were not adequately protected against cave-ins in that the walls of the trench were not properly sloped, shored, benched or otherwise adequately protected against a collapse. The trench approximately 60 feet long and approximately 12 feet deep collapsed while an employee was in the trench.