Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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. On or about October 25, 2021, at 545 Sutton Place, Longboat Key, Florida, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards when using an aluminum extension ladder to gain access to a rooftop located, near energized overhead power lines at 7,620-volts and the employer did not determine whether the performance of the work could bring the employees or the aluminum ladder into physical or electrical contact with the power lines nor did the employer post and maintain proper warning signs where such energized lines existed.