OSHA Inspection: EUSTIS CABLE ENTERPRISES LTD

Issued

Jun 10, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $12,145

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a) On or about 01/13/2020 in a wooded area near 208 Fisher Road, Andover, New York; The employer did not maintain a program that included frequent and regular inspections to identify and mitigate anticipated hazards prior to and during field operations. Potential hazards include, but are not limited to, stuck or fouled equipment, damaged or rotted poles, work over water, work over ravines.  ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 10, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $12,145

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about 01/13/2020 in a wooded area near 208 Fisher Road, Andover, New York; an employee used a climbing belt to climb out on the support strand to retrieve a lashing machine that became stuck mid-strand. The employee slipped through the belt to his chest and was suffocated. Employees were not trained in the various methods to retrieve the lasher nor were they trained in the limitations of climbing belts or the hazards of misusing a climbing belt for horizontal access on an aerial wire.   ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jun 10, 2020

Abate by

Jul 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $12,145 · Current $12,145

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): Appropriate personal protective equipment was not worn by employee(s) in all operations where there was exposure to hazardous conditions:  a) On or about 01/13/2020 in a wooded area near 208 Fisher Road, Andover, New York; an employee used a climbing belt to climb out on the support strand to retrieve a lashing machine that became stuck mid-strand. The employee slipped through the belt to his chest and was suffocated. A combination climbing/fall protection harness and appropriate rigging was not available.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED