| Inspection Type |
Complaint
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2024-06-20
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| Emphasis |
N: TRENCH
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| Case Closed |
2025-01-23
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Related Activity
| Type |
Complaint |
| Activity Nr |
2175818 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260021 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-10-29 |
| Current Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-11-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a. On or about June 19, 2024, at 1292 Mycroft Drive, Cocoa, FL: : employees exposed to cave-in hazards while working without a protective system inside an approximate 14-foot deep, 22-foot-long, 18-feet wide excavation with near vertical walls, in class C soil were not trained to know the hazards associated with working in a excavation. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 C02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-10-29 |
| Current Penalty |
6452.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6452.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-11-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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) On or about June 19, 2024, at 1292 Mycroft Drive, Cocoa, FL, Adamson Creek entry to phase 2: employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working without a safe means of egress inside a 14-foot deep, 22-foot-long, 18-feet wide excavation with near vertical walls, in class C soil. |
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| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260651 K02 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-10-29 |
| Current Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
4610.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-11-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
2 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employee(s) was/were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety. a). On or about June 19, 2024, at 1292 Mycroft Drive, Cocoa, FL: employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working without a protective system inside a 14-foot deep, 22-foot-long, 18-feet wide excavation with near vertical walls, in class C soil and were not provided with a safe means of egress. The competent person did not remove employees from the excavation after witnessing the near vertical 14-foot side walls, collapse and slide into the excavation bottom. |
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| Citation ID |
01004 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19260652 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2024-10-29 |
| Current Penalty |
6452.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
6452.0 |
| Final Order |
2024-11-26 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Complaint |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
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). a. On or about June 19, 2024, at 1292 Mycroft Drive, Cocoa, FL, Adamson Creek entry to phase 2: employees were exposed to cave-in hazards while working without a protective system inside an approximate 14-foot deep, 22-foot-long, 18-feet wide excavation with near vertical walls, in class C soil. |
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