OSHA Inspection: PRECAST WALL SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6498.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    On or about September 4, 2018, on the west side of a worksite located at 1199 W. Lantana Road in Lake Worth, Florida, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards when permitted to performing concrete wall panel installation using a wheel mounted crane located within 7 feet or less of overhead power lines energized with 7,620 volts prior to conducting a meeting to discuss the location of the power lines and/or steps to be followed to prevent encroachment/electrocution.

Issued

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1410(d)(1): The employer did not hold a planning meeting with the utility owner/operator (or registered professional engineer who is a qualified person with respect to electrical power transmission and distribution) to ensure that a power line equipped with a device that automatically reenergizes the circuit in the event of a power line contact, before the work begins, the automatic reclosing feature of the circuit interrupting device must be made inoperative if the design of the device permits:    On or about September 4, 2018, on the west side of a worksite located at 1199 W. Lantana Road in Lake Worth, Florida, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards when permitted to performing concrete wall panel installation using a wheel mounted crane located within 7 feet or less of overhead power lines energized with 7,620 volts prior to holding a planning meeting with the utility owner/operator to ensure that a power line equipped with a device that automatically reenergizes the circuit in the event of a power line contact was made inoperative.

Issued

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $4642.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1408(g)(1)(i): The crane operator and crew members assigned to work with the equipment were not provided trained in the procedures to be followed in the event of electrical contact with a power line:    On or about September 4, 2018, on the west side of a worksite located at 1199 W. Lantana Road in Lake Worth, Florida, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards when permitted to performing concrete wall panel installation using a wheel mounted crane located within 7 feet or less of overhead power lines energized with 7,620 volts prior to being provided with training to ensure they understood the procedures to be followed in the event of contact with overhead power lines.

Issued

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1430(b): The employer did not train employees in the signal qualifications:    On or about September 4, 2018, on the west side of a worksite located at 1199 W. Lantana Road in Lake Worth, Florida, employees were exposed to struck-by and/or caught between hazards when signaling a crane during concrete wall panel installation prior to being provided with training for crane signaling qualifications.

Issued

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(1): The Employer failed to identify the work zone by either demarcating the boundaries or defining the work zone 360 degrees around the equipment:    On or about September 4, 2018, on the west side of a worksite located at 1199 W. Lantana Road in Lake Worth, Florida, employees were exposed to electrocution hazards when performing concrete wall panel installation using a wheel mounted crane located within 7 feet or less of overhead power lines energized with 7,620 volts where the employer failed to identify the work zone to prevent contact with the power lines.