OSHA Inspection: RHOBINA ELECTRIC, INC

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Jan 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.    (a) Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision - On or about July 08, 2019 employees were working in a trench without protective helmets, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(2): Where the competent person found evidence of a situation that could result in possible cave-in, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions, exposed employees were not removed from the hazardous area until the necessary precautions have been taken to ensure their safety.    (a) Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision Manhole 18 - On or about July 08, 2019 the employer did not remove employees from a trench that showed signs of possible cave-in and water intrusion, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $26,520 · Current $18,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section.    (a)Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision Manhole 18 - On or about July 08, 2019, employees were working in a trench without cave-in protection, exposing employee to caught-in hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,950 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) Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision - On or about July 08, 2019 the employer failed to report a fatality within 8 hours of the event.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met.  (a) Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision - On or about July 08, 2019 the employer did not have a written hazard communication program, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  (a) Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision - On or about July 08, 2019, the employer did not makes safety data sheets available to employees, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

Jan 7, 2020

Abate by

Feb 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.  (a)  Plein Air Phase VII Subdivision - On or about July 08, 2019 the employer did not provide training for employees on the chemicals used in their work areas, exposing employees to chemical hazards.