OSHA Inspection: MAINE SOLAR SOLUTIONS

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $6620 · Current $3310 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition when hazards capable of causing injury or impairment could be encountered:  Facility - Personal protective equipment was not used and/or provided when hazards were present capable of causing injury or impairment, in the following instances:       a) Safety shoes to prevent crushing foot injuries, due to heavy objects.      b) Cleats and/or slip resistant footwear to prevent slips and falls on wet and icy walking and working surfaces.      c) Cut resistant gloves to prevent lacerations hazards from sharp objects.

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $6620 · Current $3310 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 from falling or flying objects, were not protected by protective helmets:  202 Pheasant Hill Drive - Ground employees exposed to overhead struck-by hazards, during the installation of solar panels on a roof, were not protected by protective helmets.

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $8276 · Current $4138 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(5): Snaphooks were not compatible with the member to which they were connected to in order to prevent unintentional disengagement of the snaphook:  202 Pheasant Hill Drive - Snapshooks on a Safe Approach Inc. positioning device model 8500 were not compatible with the Guardian rope grab model 01509, per the rope guard manufacturer, to prevent unintentional disengagement/roll out of the snaphook.

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $8276 · Current $4138 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(iii): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of the ladders and/or stairways:  202 Pheasant Hill Drive - Employees using ladders to access a roof were not trained on the proper use and placement of the ladders.

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $115860 · Current $57930 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge, which was 6 feet or more above a lower level, was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  202 Pheasant Hill Drive - Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge, which was approximately 19 feet above the lower level, was not protected from falling.

Issued

2026-05-20

Abate by

2026-06-25

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level or above the wearer's head:  202 Pheasant Hill Drive - Employees using a double-legged positioning device connected the device to the waist D-rings on a harness.

Issued

2026-05-20

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): The employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300:  Facility - Employer did not provide the required injury or illness descriptions on the 2026 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, OSHA Form 300, in the following instances:       a) Case number 126 - Missing the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill, column (F).      b) Case number 226 - Missing the object/substance that directly injured or made the person ill, column (F).

Issued

2026-05-20

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not provide the required injury or illness information on the Injuries and Illnesses Incident Report, OSHA Form 301:  Facility - Employer did not provide the required injury or illness information on a 2026 Injuries and Illnesses Incident Report, OSHA Form 301, in the following instance:       a) Case number 126 - Missing required information in field 14.

Issued

2026-05-20

Penalty

Initial $1655 · Current $828 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i): The employer, with an establishment of 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and in an industry listed in appendix A of 29 CFR 1904 Subpart E, did not electronically submit information from the OSHA Form 300A to OSHA no later than March 2 of the year after the calendar year covered by the form:  Facility - Employer failed to electronically submit information from their OSHA form 300A, for the calendar year 2025, by March 2, 2026.  The establishment employed up to 31 employees and was classified in NAICS code 238210, during the calendar year 2025.