OSHA Inspection: JEREMY'S ELECTRICAL SERVICE LLC

Issued

2020-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2313.00 · Current $925.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(4):The employer shall permit only those employees qualified by training or experience to operate equipment and machinery.  On or about 14 September 2020, and at times prior thereto, employee was operating an aerial lift in close proximity to 15kV power lines without receiving training from the employer, exposing the employee to electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2020-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1157.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.  On or about 14 September 2020, and at times prior thereto, an employee was operating an aerial lift in close proximity to 15kV power lines without being protected from the energized lines, exposing employees to an electrical shock hazard.

Issued

2020-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1157.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).  On or about 14 September 2020, and at times prior thereto, an employee was performing installation work and  was allowed to operate an aerial lift  from within the basket without wearing fall protection and being tied off, exposing the workers to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet to the ground.

Issued

2020-12-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-12-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2):Basic Requirement. Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  On or about September 14, 2020, at approximately  1:45pm, an employee suffered an injury that resulted in hospitalization. The hospitalization was not reported within 24 hours to the local Area Offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.