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Standard Cited: 19261408 A02
Inspection Nr: 1183236.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Abatement Completed
Initial Penalty: $12,675.00
Current Penalty: $8,872.50
Issuance Date: 02/16/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 03/08/2017
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date:
Final Order: 04/19/2017
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 04/19/2017 | $8,872.50 | 03/08/2017 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/16/2017 | $12,675.00 | 03/08/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1926.1408(a)(2): The employer did not determine if any part of the equipment, load line or load (including rigging and lifting accessories), or met the requirements in Option (1), Option (2), or Option (3) of this section, if operated up to the equipment's maximum working radius in the work zone, could get closer than 20 feet to a power line. On or about 10/12/2016 at the Moss Creek Estates lot 51, Alpharetta, GA: JP General Construction, LLC, a Framing Contractor was hired to frame homes in the Moss Creek Estate subdivision and at lot 51 where the employer failed to protect the employees engaged in truss connecting and lifting from the electrical hazards by de-energizing and/or ensuring that no part of the crane, rigging, and lifting equipment got closer than 20 feet from the live overhead power lines rated at about 119.15KV. One employee was fatally injured and another employee was seriously injured from the crane coming closer than 20 feet or without de-energizing the overhead power lines in the area.