OSHA Inspection: BIGHAM CABLE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5594.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) At West State Hwy 52 (31�09'08.9"N 85�30'01.9"W - Overlashing Fiber Area): On or about December 10, 2021, and times prior, the employer failed to ensure his employee(s) were wearing hard hats or head protection devices while performing fiber cable construction activities beneath an elevated Altec AT235P vehicle mounted boom aerial lift basket; exposing employees to struck-by hazards from falling materials, equipment and tools.

Issued

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.50(b): Provisions were not made prior to commencement of the project for prompt medical attention in case of serious injury:    a) West State Hwy 52 (31�09'08.9"N 85�30'01.9"W - Overlashing Fiber Area): On or about December 10, 2021, and times prior, the employer failed to make provisions prior to the commencement of the project that prompt medical services were available for employees exposed to health and safety hazards for serious injuries in the workplace.

Issued

2022-02-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.50(c): In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or physician, that is reasonably accessible in terms of time and distance to the worksite, which is available for the treatment of injured employees, a person who has a valid certificate in first-aid training from the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the American Red Cross, or equivalent training that can be verified by documentary evidence, was not available at the worksite to render first aid:  a) West State Hwy 52 (31�09'08.9"N 85�30'01.9"W - Overlashing Fiber Area): On or about December 10, 2021, and times prior, the employer failed to ensure that there was an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near proximity to the remote workplace or a person or persons adequately trained by documentary evidence, to render first aid for exposed employees to serious safety and health hazards at the remote workplace.