OSHA Inspection: KNIGHT BROADBAND LLC

Issued

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  At the job site: On or about September 9, 2021, employees who were not qualified persons were exposed to electrocution hazards when they were not trained and familiar with work practices such as, but not limited to, casting techniques and procedures, safe work in proximity of energized 13.2kV overhead power lines and minimum approach distances.

Issued

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

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:  At the job site: On or about September 9, 2021, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards, in that employees were permitted to work in close proximity to an energized 13.2 kV overhead power line and the employer did not ensure that the employees were protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means.

Issued

2022-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14502.00 · Current $14502.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(3):Employer did not post or maintain proper warning signs at locations where the performance of the work could bring a person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with an energized electrical power circuit:  At the job site: On or about September 9, 2021, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards, in that the employer failed to post or maintain proper warning signs when employees were installing aerial fiber cable in close proximity to an energized 13.2 kV overhead power line.