OSHA Inspection: CENTERLINE SERVICES LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,283 Reduced

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 8 October 2016, and at times prior thereto, two workers were working near both an electrical wire and water without being instructed on the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions or the means to control or eliminate such hazards, exposing the workers to electrical and drowning hazards.

Issued

Oct 31, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,563 · Current $2,138 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(a): Employee(s) working over or near water where the danger of drowning existed, were not provided with U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket(s) or buoyant work vest(s)    On or about 8 October 2016, and at times prior thereto, two workers were replacing a damaged concrete culvert with a corrugated poly pipe that was within 3 to 4 feet of the edge of a lake without a personal floatation device, exposing the workers to a drowning hazard.

Issued

Oct 31, 2016

Abate by

Nov 4, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.106(c): Ring buoys with at least 90 feet of line were not provided and readily available for emergency rescue operations.  On or about 8 October 2016, and at times prior thereto, two workers were replacing a damaged concrete culvert with a corrugated poly pipe that was within 3 to 4 feet of the edge of a lake without a ring buoy for emergency rescue, exposing the workers to a drowning hazard.

Issued

Oct 31, 2016

Abate by

Jan 1, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,850 · Current $1,710 Reduced

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 8 October 2016, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ascertain at the work site whether the electrical wire running across the culvert or pipe was energized during the performance of work, exposing the workers to an electrical hazard. Various job tools used included hand-held saws, a sledgehammer, and a wheelbarrow.