Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided: (a) ADF Cable Construction, West End of Forest Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania - Employees worked removing (wrecking out) seven aerial fiber optic telecommunication cables, each over 4,500 feet long, installed on 70-foot high metal utility poles. These poles also had exposed energized power conductors, comprising a 69kV system, running above the fiber optic cables, which employees could contact indirectly, including through the fiber optic cables if the fiber optic cables whipped or flipped up during the wreck out process, and the employer did not require the employees to wear rubber insulated gloves designed for the voltages encountered and non-conductive footwear, and the employees did not wear rubber insulated gloves and non-conductive footwear, exposing employees to the hazard of contact with electrical current, on or about December 11, 2020 Abatement certification and documentation is required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.