269 West Warner Street,
Ventura,
93001
California,
United States
Caller helped with a sewage line installation, caller is a pipe layer. The company is not following safety regulations. No shoring, no hard hat. Been there for 3 months. A buddy of his needed help with there sewer. They called him and fly him down there. Caller worked for 3-4 months. Caller has been a pipe foremen, has all his OSHA training. Got laid off due to covid in WA. Hired by CA company to lay pipes for sewers. People are not trained. No tool box meeting. Guys are being sent down into 17 ft deep. No shoring, no hard hat. The dangers. The sewer lines were live. The more safety issues that were brought up, the more he was pushed out. Boxes were not up to code. Boulders the size of a car. He brought up safety and then was asked to leave. They are sent down into manholes and they have to put ladders down. There are guys in the manhole. Did not have sniffers to detect for gas levels. Not proper confined space. They had an asbestos pipe they were told to cut it. California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5158(d)(5)(A) Employer failed to test, in accordance with subsection (d)(3), shall be conducted with sufficient frequency to ensure that the development of dangerous air contamination, oxygen enrichment and/or oxygen deficiency does not occur during the performance of any operation. Employer is not monitoring for oxygen level. California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5158 (e)(1) Employer failed to ensure Entry Into and Work Within Confined Spaces Safety. The requirements of this subsection apply to entry into and work within a confined space whenever an atmosphere free of dangerous air contamination, oxygen enrichment and/or oxygen deficiency cannot be ensured through the implementation of the applicable provisions of subsection (d), or whenever, due to the existence of an emergency, it is not feasible to ensure the removal of dangerous air contamination, oxygen enrichment and/or an oxygen deficiency through the implementation of the applicable provisions of subsection (d). Employer does not have proper precautions of harnesses. California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1541 (a) Employer failed to ensure safety in surface encumbrances. All surface encumbrances that are located so as to create a hazard to employees shall be removed or supported, as necessary, to safeguard employees. Employer failed to provide shoring on 17 ft deep excavation California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1509 (e) Employer failed to ensure safety by ensuring supervisory employees shall conduct "toolbox" or "tailgate" safety meetings, or equivalent, with their crews at least every 10 working days to emphasize safety. Employer failed to provide safety training every 10 days. California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1514 (d) Employer failed to assure that all required safety devices and safeguards, whether employer or employee provided, including personal protective equipment for the eyes, face, head, hand, foot, and extremities (limbs), protective clothing, respiratory protection, protective shields and barriers, comply with the applicable Title 8 standards and are maintained in a safe, sanitary condition. Employer failed to ensure employee are wearing hard hats.
Alleged Hazards: 5,
Source: Osha.gov | Receipt Date: 2021-05-03
