OSHA Inspection: SUIT-KOTE CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494

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)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)    a) 7060 Lock Road, west side of road, on or about 7-20-20:  Two employees were permitted to work on a cold paving operation, with their hands in contact with the steel body of the paver and the raised bed of a dump truck allowed to be in close proximity of an overhead primary (13,200 volt) power line during the course of their work.

Issued

Dec 10, 2020

Penalty

Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.(a)(LOCATION)(IDENTIFY SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT AND/OR CONDITIONS)(DESCRIBE HAZARDS WHERE NECESSARY)    a) 7060 Lock Road, west side of road, on or about 7-20-20:  Two employees were working on a cold paving operation, with their hands in contact with the steel body of the paver and the raised bed of a dump truck in close proximity to an overhead primary (13,200 volt) power line, without the employer ascertaining whether contact could be made or by warning employees of the location, hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken.