OSHA Inspection: KAPITAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Issued

2024-06-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $466.00 · Current $466.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.   a. On or about June 24, 2024, the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                                                Item Number                                    Abatement Date 0200105/20/2024

Issued

2024-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5807.00 · Current $5807.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b)  a. On or about March 18, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential solar panel installation, twenty-five (25) feet zero (0) inches above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.   a. On or about March 18, 2024, the employer failed to certify that employees had been trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards. Employees were exposed to fall hazards between 25 feet, 0 inches high while performing solar panel installation activities on a residential structure without properly using fall protection.