OSHA Inspection: THREE GENERATIONS PAINTING, LLC

Issued

2021-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

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) Jobsite at 33 Franklin Street in Newport:  On or about October 14, 2020 employees were not protected while working within five feet of energized electrical power lines while painting from a metal extension ladder.

Issued

2021-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Jobsite at 33 Franklin Street in Newport:  On or about October 14, 2020, the employer failed to evaluate the jobsite for hazardous conditions, which exposed employees to electrical shock hazards while working on an aluminum ladder that was less than five feet from energized electrical power lines.

Issued

2021-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $4096.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive siderails:  (a)Jobsite at 33 Franklin Street in Newport:  On or about October 14, 2020, employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards while working on an aluminum ladder that was less than five feet from energized electrical power lines.