OSHA Inspection: KANE FAMILY PLUMBING CORP.

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii):  Where an assured equipment grounding program was not utilized, receptacles were not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters when on a two-wire, single- phase portable or vehicle-mounted generator rated more than 5kW, or where the circuit conductors of the generator were not insulated from the generator frame and all other grounded surfaces:     a)  Employees were using three-wire 120/240 Volt, Coleman Powermate 5000 Portable Generator Model# PM0545212, with receptacle not protected with ground fault circuit interrupters to power tools onsite.     No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1):  Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):     a)  Subcontractor employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-in while working in a trench measuring approximately 10 feet in depth.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

2013-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a)  Subcontractor employees used a ladder to access and egress the trench that did not have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the ground.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.