OSHA Inspection: CGC CONSULTING

Issued

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12146.00 · Current $7895.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments.    a) Jobsite: Ryan Ave (40.041744, -75.044129), Philadelphia, PA. - Employees conducting geotechnical drilling and sampling operations in proximity to an underground and energized 13.2 kv line were exposed to shock hazards as they were not provided with electrical safety related work practices respective to their job assignments.    Noted on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $7894.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2): Where exposed live parts were not deenergized (i.e., for reasons of increased or additional hazards or infeasibility), other safety-related work practices were not used to protect employees who could be exposed to the electrical hazards involved.    a) Jobsite: Ryan Ave (40.041744, -75.044129), Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not use safety related practices to protect employees exposed to an underground and energized 13.2 kv line while conducting geotechnical drilling and sampling operations, such as, but not limited to, verifying the location of underground electrical utilities and maintaining the PA One Call utility mark-outs at the site after they were made.  An employee suffered an electrical shock when he drilled into the ground and contacted the underground line at a location that was previously marked, but was no longer visible.    Noted on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(1): Safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags were not used where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them.    a) Jobsite: Ryan Ave (40.041744, -75.044129), Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not ensure safety symbols were in place to warn employees conducting geotechnical drilling and sampling operations at the site of the energized underground 13.2 kv line, in that, PA One Call utility mark-outs were not maintained at the site to identify the location of the underground electrical lines.    Observed on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

2020-02-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12145.00 · Current $7894.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed.    a) Jobsite: Ryan Ave (40.041744, -75.044129), Philadelphia, PA. - The employer did not provide employees conducting geotechnical drilling and sampling operations in proximity to an underground and energized 13.2 kv line with electrical protective equipment.    Noted on or about 9/5/19.