OSHA Inspection: VICS PRO CUT

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jun 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she could contact any unguarded, energized overhead line:  a) On or about December 11, 2017, at a jobsite located at 1309 Milton Street in Clearwater, FL, an employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard, in that, he was working from a ladder that was placed within inches from an energized secondary 120v / 240v power line and approximately 7 to 8 feet from an energized 7,200v primary power line. The employee was holding a gas operated pole saw that made contact with a power line.

Issued

Jun 6, 2018

Abate by

Jun 18, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours:  a) On December 11, 2017, at a jobsite located at 1309 Milton Street in Clearwater, FL, an employee cutting a tree from a ladder was hospitalized due to injuries they sustained after making contact with a power line and falling from the ladder. The employer did not report the work-related hospitalization of the employee.