OSHA Inspection: FRANK COLLIER DBA COLLIER GUTTERING

Issued

Nov 21, 2000

Abate by

Nov 27, 2000

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to
each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of
employment which were free from recognized hazards that were
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees:
a)jobsite; four seasons apartments, springview drive -
employees removing gutters came into contact with
overhead power lines.
NOTE:  One feasible and acceptable means of abatement is to
have the power lines deenergized before removing the gutters.
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE:
CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)Unqualified persons(a)when an unqualified
person is working in an elevated position near overhead power
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 distancs:  (1) for voltages to ground 50 kv or below
- 10 feet (305cm)

Issued

Nov 21, 2000

Abate by

Nov 27, 2000