OSHA Inspection: L & R UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS, INC.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about 7/25/2023, at the job site, employees working near electrical equipment were not trained to be able to recognize electrical hazards.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.950(b)(1)(i): Each employee was not trained in, and familiar with, the safety-related work practices, safety procedures, and other safety requirements in this subpart that pertain to his or her job assignments.   a) On or about 07/25/2023, at the job site, employees working near electrical equipment had not received any instruction/training on electrical safety work practices.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.960(b)(1)(i): Unqualified employees worked on and/or with exposed energized lines and/or parts of equipment.   a) On or about 07/25/2023, at the job site, employees working on or near the electrical switch box were not qualified, exposing themselves to a 14,000 volts electrical hazard.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $4355.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.960(b)(2): Electric lines and equipment were not considered or treated as energized when they had not been de-energized in accordance with 1926.961.   a) On or about 07/25/2023, at the job site, the employees working on or near the electrical switch box did not de-energize the live parts, exposing employees to a 14,000 volts electrical hazard.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.960(c)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance, unless the measures outlined in 1926.960(c)(1)(iii)(A) - (C) were met:   a) On or about 07/25/2023, at the job site, employees working on or near the electrical switch box did not de-energize the live parts, and were within the minimum approach distance, exposing themselves to a 14,000 volts electrical hazard.

Issued

2024-01-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.952(a)(1): In assigning an employee or a group of employees to perform a job, the employer did not provide the employee in charge of the job with all available information that relates to the determination of existing characteristics and conditions required by � 1926.950(d).    a) On or about 07/25/2023, at the job site, employees working on or near the electrical switch box did not conduct a job briefing prior to work.