Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard:

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) In the production area, an employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard, in that, the employer did not determine the location of underground electric power lines prior to allowing an employee to drill into the concrete floor to anchor machines. This violation was discovered on or about March 2, 2017.