Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19261408 B01
Inspection Nr: 1785288.015
Citation: 01004
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 05/21/2025
Initial Penalty: $11,585.00
Current Penalty: $11,585.00
Issuance Date: 04/23/2025
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 6
Related Event Code (REC): R
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0111400
Contest Date: 05/14/2025
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | C: Contested | 05/16/2025 | $11,585.00 | 05/21/2025 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 04/23/2025 | $11,585.00 | 05/21/2025 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.1408(b)(1): The employer did not conduct a planning meeting with the operator and the other workers who will be in the area of the equipment or load to review the location of the power line(s), and the steps that will be implemented to prevent encroachment/electrocution. Location: 556 Main Street Falmouth Lyberty Green Jobsite On or about October 30, 2024, employees were exposed to electric shock and electrocution hazards due to not adequately pre-planning the lifting of structural steel components during construction in the vicinity of residential power lines. Employer conducted a planning meeting with the contractor hired to provide the steel for the project but never conducted a planning meeting that involved the actual workers that were involved in the erection of the steel as required by this standard.