OSHA Inspection: RAMIRO GALVAN

Issued

Feb 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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:  At the back of a townhome, employees performing roofing activities were working in close proximity to energized overhead power lines with no protection or insulation methods, exposing employees to electrocution, electrical shock, and/or burns.

Issued

Feb 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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 pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:  At the back of the townhome, the employer did not determine whether the energized electric overhead power lines were located so that the roofing employees or their equipment would come into contact with the power lines, exposing employees to the hazards of electrocution, electrical shock and/or burns.

Issued

Feb 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails:  At the back of the townhome, an employee was using an aluminum ladder while performing roofing activities, exposing the employee to electrical hazards such as electrocution, electrical shock, and/or burns.

Issued

Feb 3, 2017

Abate by

Mar 6, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report within twenty-four (24) hours, the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees as the result of a work-related incident.  The employer did not report the hospitalization of an employee who was injured as the result of a workplace accident within 24 hours.