OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST CRAWL LLC

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

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)  At the residential jobsite, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to electrical shock hazards, in that employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the elimination of hazards while working in a confined space.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,609 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a)  In the crawlspace of a residential home, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that employees were instructed and permitted to work in a crawl space containing overhead hazards without proper personal protective equipment (PPE).

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $10,151 Reduced

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)  In the crawl space of a residential home, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to electrical shock hazards, in that the employer failed to ensure power lines were deenergized prior to employees working and digging, within the danger zone, in a crawl space.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(a):  Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:  a)  In the crawl space of a residential home, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to electrical shock and entrapment hazards, in that the employer failed to ensure all confined spaces were identified by a competent person prior to employees entering the confined space.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1203(b)(2):   Where the workplace contained one or more permit spaces, the employer who identified, or received notice of, a permit space did not inform exposed employees, in a timely manner and in a manner other than posting, its employees' authorized representatives and the controlling contractor of the existence and location of, and the danger posed by, each permit space:  a)  In the crawl space of a residential home, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to electrical shock and entrapment hazards, in that the employer failed to inform employees of the hazards  while working within a permit confined space.

Issued

Sep 22, 2022

Abate by

Oct 17, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1207(a):  The employer did not provide training to each employee whose work is regulated by this standard, at no cost to the employee, and did not ensure that the employee possessed the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of duties assigned under this standard:  a)  In the crawl space of a residential home, located at 2912 East Atlantic Ave., Savannah, GA 31405, on or about April 18, 2022, the employer exposed employees to electrical shock and entrapment hazards, in that the employer failed to train employees on the hazards while working within a permit confined space.