OSHA Inspection: GROUNDS ELECTRIC CO.

Issued

2016-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12471.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    (a) City of Desoto Service Center, the employer did not take an 8 foot step ladder out of service or mark as "Do Not Use" that an employee was using that had rusted and corroded rivets at the top of the legs and the top of the ladder that can cause the ladder to fail and/or collapse.

Issued

2016-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   (a) City of Desoto Service Center, the employer did not develop and provide a training program for employees utilizing ladders that included the safe use of and recognizing hazards associated with using ladders.

Issued

2016-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

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     (a) The employer failed to report the death of an employee to the nearest OSHA area office.

Issued

2016-10-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  (a) The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of an employee to the nearest OSHA area office.