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: At the Church, the employer did not determine whether the energized electric overhead power lines were located so that the employee's equipment being used would come into contact with the power lines, exposing employees to the hazards of electrocution, electrical shock and/or burns.