OSHA Inspection: FAMA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $6,160

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about April 3, 2015, at 585 Jackson Lake Road, Monticello, Georgia:    Two employees performing roofing work using an approximately 35-foot tall shingle ladder with the base of the ladder set within three feet of an approximately 14,400 volt overhead power line were electrocuted when the employer did not train the employees how to recognize and minimize the hazards of working in the proximity of overhead power lines.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    On or about April 3, 2015, at 585 Jackson Lake Road, Monticello, Georgia, two employees, performing roofing work using an approximately 35-foot tall shingle ladder with the base set within three feet of an approximately 30-foot tall overhead power line of approximately 14,400 volts were electrocuted when the single ladder came in contact with the overhead power lines.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Mar 12, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): The employer did not advise employees of the location of the energized electrical power circuits, the hazards involved, and the protective measure to be taken:    On or about April 3, 2015, at 585 Jackson Lake Road, Monticello, Georgia, two employees performing roofing work using an approximately 35-foot tall shingle ladder within three feet of an approximately 30-foot power line of approximately 14,400 volts, were electrocuted when the employer did not instruct the employees of the hazard and how to minimize the hazard.

Issued

Oct 2, 2015

Abate by

Nov 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $4,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  On or about April 3, 2015, at 585 Jackson Lake Road, Monticello, Georgia:  a) The employer failed to report within eight hours an incident in which an employee performing roofing work was electrocuted.   b) The employer failed to report within eight hours an incident in which a second employee performing roofing work was electrocuted.