OSHA Inspection: P. GIOIOSO & SONS, INCORPORATED

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Jul 24, 2014

Penalty

Initial $69,300 · Current $7,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): The employer permits employees to work in proximity to electric power circuits and does not protect employees against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:     This violation was most recently observed on 5/9/2014 at a job site located at 290 Walden Street Cambridge MA, where employees were exposed to live electric power circuits from pushing up overhead lines using fabricated rods, so excavation equipment could drive under them, without de-energizing or guarding the lines before making contact. To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that the utility company is contacted to address low hanging overhead lines, before work begins. Prior violations referred to include a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard which was contained in:     P.Gioioso & Sons, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (CFR 1926.416(a)(1)), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315556936, citation number 03, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on (12/7/2012), with respect to a workplace located at Grant Street and C Street, Framingham MA.     Date by which the violation must be abated: Immediately upon receipt of citation.      Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.10(d), the employer must provide documentation that this violation has been abated within 10 calendar days of the receipt of this citation.

Issued

Jul 18, 2014

Abate by

Jul 21, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  The employer on May 9, 2014 permitted employees to work in proximity to an electrical power circuit on a jobsite at 290 Walden Street in Cambridge, MA, without instructing the employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the employees' work environment, to control or eliminate any hazards or exposure to injury.