OSHA Inspection: CORNERSTONE PLUMBING

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i): Employees required to enter into confined or enclosed spaces were not instructed as to the nature of the hazards involved, the necessary precautions to be taken, and in the use of protective and emergency equipment required.      On or about July 27, 2012, at a residential home, the employer, whose employees were engaged in moving gas lines underneath a residential home, did not ensure confine space evaluation and testing was performed exposing employees to respiratory and electrical hazards.

Issued

Oct 26, 2012

Abate by

Oct 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.      On or about July 27, 2012, under a residential home, employees engaged in moving gas lines were exposed to electrical shock and/or electrocution hazards.