| Inspection Type |
Referral
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| Scope |
Partial
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| Safety/Health |
Safety
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| Close Conference |
2016-10-11
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| Emphasis |
L: LANDSCPE, L: OHPWRLNE, P: OHPWRLNE
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| Case Closed |
2023-04-13
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Related Activity
| Type |
Referral |
| Activity Nr |
1142247 |
| Safety |
Yes |
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Violation Items
| Citation ID |
01001 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100133 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees who were cutting tree branches with an aluminum pole saw and chain saw without a means of eye protection, were exposed to flying particles. |
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| Citation ID |
01002 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100135 A01 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2716.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects: On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees who were cutting tree branches with an aluminum pole saw and chain saw, without a means of head protection, were exposed to struck-by hazards from falling limbs and debris. |
|
| Citation ID |
01003 |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100138 A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
2173.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
2173.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
5 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion: On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, employees who were cutting tree branches with an aluminum pole saw and chain saw, without a means of hand protection, were exposed to laceration and abrasion hazards. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004A |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100333 C03 I A |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
3803.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
3803.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| Related Event Code (REC) |
Referral |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not insure that when an unqualified person is working in an elevated position near overhead lines, the location shall be such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact cannot come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than the following distances, exposing employees to the risk of injuries caused by contacting energized current carrying parts. These may include electric shock, severe burns, and electrocution: On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee who was cutting tree branches with an aluminum pole saw, while standing on an aluminum ladder was shocked by energized overhead power lines when the pole saw contacted the line. |
|
| Citation ID |
01004B |
| Citaton Type |
Serious |
| Standard Cited |
19100332 B02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
0.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
3 |
| Gravity |
10 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2): Employees, who were not qualified persons, were not trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by 29 CFR 1910.331 through 29 CFR 1910.335, but which were necessary for their safety: On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in the safety-related work practices that pertain to the trimming of trees in proximity to overhead power lines. |
|
| Citation ID |
02001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19040039 A02 |
| Issuance Date |
2017-01-26 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2017-02-07 |
| Current Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
1500.0 |
| Contest Date |
2017-02-15 |
| Final Order |
2018-02-01 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
1 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours. On or about July 29, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization within twenty-four (24) hours of an employee who was admitted to a hospital and was treated for injuries sustained from an electrical shock and a fall. |
|
| Citation ID |
03001 |
| Citaton Type |
Other |
| Standard Cited |
19030019 D01 |
| Issuance Date |
2018-10-25 |
| Abatement Due Date |
2018-11-21 |
| Current Penalty |
311.0 |
| Initial Penalty |
311.0 |
| Final Order |
2018-11-21 |
| Nr Instances |
1 |
| Nr Exposed |
4 |
| FTA Current Penalty |
0.0 |
| Citation text line |
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required. a. The employer did not provide to the Agency, certification and documentation demonstrating that abatement was complete for OSHA Inspection number 1183237, citation 01, item 001, which was due on 02/01/2018. b. The employer did not provide to the Agency, certification and documentation demonstrating that abatement was complete for OSHA Inspection number 1183237, citation 01, item 002, which was due on 02/01/2018. c The employer did not provide to the Agency, certification and documentation demonstrating that abatement was complete for OSHA Inspection number 1183237, citation 01, item 003, which was due on 02/01/2018. d. The employer did not provide to the Agency, certification and documentation demonstrating that abatement was complete for OSHA Inspection number 1183237, citation 01, item 004a, which was due on 02/01/2018. e. The employer did not provide to the Agency, certification and documentation demonstrating that abatement was complete for OSHA Inspection number 1183237, citation 01, item 004b, which was due on 02/01/2018. |
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