OSHA Inspection: OAK GROVE HEATING & AIR

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,159 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):  The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  (a) 803 Pineview Dr., Hattiesburg MS - On or about July 10, 2019 the employer did not instruct each employee in the methods of ensuring electric power circuits were rendered inoperative and to place "Do Not Operate" tags at all points where electrical circuits can be energized prior to start of work activity, exposing employees to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced

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:  (a) 803 Pineview Dr., Hattiesburg MS - On or about July 10, 2019 the employer did not ensure, by observation or instrumentation, that the electrical in the crawl space below the house was de-energized and grounded prior to permitting employee(s) to perform work in the crawl space, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,932 · Current $1,159 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(c): Tags shall be placed to identify plainly the equipment or circuits being worked on:  (a) 803 Pineview Dr., Hattiesburg, MS - On or about July 10, 2019 the employer did not ensure the circuit breaker for the furnace unit was tagged prior to installation of the new furnace unit, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,220 · Current $1,932 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  (a) 803 Pineview Dr Hattiesburg, MS - On or about July 10, 2019 the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all of the confined spaces and evaluated the potential hazards associated with the work in the crawl space prior to employees entering a crawl space of a residential house to replace a furnace.

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,576 · Current $1,546 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1207(a): The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:  (a) 803 Pineview Dr., Hattiesburg, MS - On or about July 10, 2019 employees installing a furnace unit in a crawl space of a residential home were not provided training regarding confined spaces.

Issued

Sep 20, 2019

Abate by

Oct 7, 2019

Penalty

Initial $644 · Current $386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not keep records -OSHA 300 form, Log of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses; 300-A form, Summary or Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses; and 301 form, Injury and Illness Incident Report:  (a) 2855 Oak Grove Rd - On or about July 11, 2019 the employer had not maintained a record of work related injuries at the workplace.