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Category
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Description
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Hazard
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Standard
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Corrective Action
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Excavations |
This is an excavation that is approximately eight feet deep and 72 feet long. It is approximately four feet wide at the bottom, and eight feet wide at the top. The excavation is not properly shored, sloped or otherwise protected to prevent a cave-in hazard. The excavated material (spoil) is not stored and maintained at least two feet away from the edge of the excavation. There is not a safe means to egress or exit the excavation that is within 25 feet of the employees.
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Crushed By |
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) - Means of egress
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) - Placement of spoil
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) - Protection from cave-ins
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The excavation should be properly shored, sloped or otherwise protected to prevent a cave-in hazard. The excavated material (spoil) should be stored at least two feet away from the edge of the excavation. The excavation should be equipped with a safe means to egress or exit the excavation that is within 25 feet of the employees.
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VIEW
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Excavations |
This photo depicts a spoil pile that was placed too
close to the edge of the excavation. This exposes
any one in the excavation to a possible cave-in
hazard. |
Cave-in struck by |
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)
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Move spoil pile at least 2 feet from the edge of the
excavation.
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VIEW
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Excavations |
photo shows employees exposed to unshored/unsloped trench and not wearing appropriate PPE |
hazard of cave-in trench not shored/sloped
hazard of struck -no hardhat worn |
1926.652(a)(1)
1926.100(a) |
slope/shore trench
employees wear ppe-hardhat |
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VIEW
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Excavations |
Photo shows inadequate sloped/shored trench |
Hazard of cave-in |
1926.652(a)(1) |
Adequately slope/shore trench |
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VIEW
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Excavations |
An employee is in a 20 foot deep unprotected trench observing the drilling of a depression before he packs it with dynamite for blasting. |
An employee setting dynamite in an unprotected trench that is approximately 20 feet deep. |
1926.652(a)(1) |
Provide trench box or shoring |
