OSHA Inspection: FISCHBACH & MOORE ELECTRIC GROUP, LLC

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10641.00 · Current $36177.00

General-duty citation text

1910.9(b)  Training. Standards in this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees, provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program, impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner required by the standard.  a) Site- On or about November 12, 2024, employees using an SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device as a material lifting device were not protected from vehicle tipping, boom failure, and ejections hazards where employees were not provided with operator training from the employer. The SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device was not rated for material handling, the employees were unaware of the lifting capabilities of the aerial device, and the weight of the utility lines being lifted was unknown to the employer.  b) Site- On or about November 12, 2024, employees using an SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device as a material lifting device were not protected from vehicle tipping, boom failure, and ejections hazards where load limits were exceeded. The SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device was not rated for material handling and the employer was using the aerial devices to lift utility lines of an unknown weight.

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10641.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.67(c)(2)(vi): Boom and basket load limits specified by the manufacturer were exceeded:   Site- On or about November 12, 2024, employees using an SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device as a material lifting device were not protected from vehicle tipping, boom failure, and ejections hazards where load limits were exceeded. The SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device was not rated for material handling and the employer was using the aerial devices to lift utility lines of an unknown weight.

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:   Site- The employer did not certify that a workplace hazard assessment and  the required personal protective equipment for employees operating aerial devices near energized secondary powerlines operating at 240 volts and energized primary powerlines operating at up to 34.5kv had been performed.

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.335(a)(1)(i):  Employees were working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards and were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:  a. Site- On or about November 12, 2024, an employee operating an aerial device near energized secondary powerlines operating at up to 240 volts and energized primary powerlines operating at up to 34.5kv was not protected from electric shock where insulated gloves and sleeves were not worn.   b. Site- On or about November 12, 2024, an employee operating an aerial device near energized primary powerlines operating at up to 34.5kv was not protected from burns where protective clothing for the upper and lower body, rated for the arc flash potential that they were exposed to, was not worn.

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(c)(3): When work was to be performed near overhead lines, the lines were not deenergized and grounded, nor were other protective measures provided before work was started:  Site- On or about November 12, 2024, an employee using an SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device to lift an energized 240 volt powerline with the bucket was not protected from electric shock and burns where the powerline was not deenergized and grounded or other protective measures were not provided.  The employer did not utilize the insulated push poles onsite when and where there was potential for energized secondary powerline contact, prior to the incident.

Issued

2025-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact could come closer than 10 feet to any unguarded, energized overhead line.   Site- On or about November 12, 2024, an unqualified employee using a SST40EIH-02 Versalift aerial device to lift an energized 240 volt triplex powerline, communication lines, and a conductive messenger line with the bucket was not protected from electric shock and burns where the employee and conductive utility lines were brought within 10 feet of an energized 34.5kv overhead powerline. When employee and the conductive utility lines encroached the minimum approach distance for an unqualified person, multiple arch flashes occurred where the employee sustained serious injuries.