OSHA fines Pennsylvania contractor $331K for fatal electrocution accident | Dump Trucks Charlotte NC
Columbus Ohio Dump Truck Company Brief:
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Harmony, Pennsylvania, contractor with two serious and three willful violations across two citations (here and here) and proposed fines of $331,101 after a worker died from electrocution.
Dump Trucks Columbus OH Insight:
The construction industry is full of electrical hazards for all trades, not just electricians. Most skilled workers, if not all, use electrically-powered tools and columbus oh dump trucks in their work, so it's important that everyone on a construction site know the basics about how to identify and avoid these dangers — even unskilled laborers who don't operate tools in the course of their regular duties.
Among OSHA's recommendations for basic electrical safety are:
- Have utility companies locate underground power lines before beginning work;
- Stay at least 10 feet away from overhead lines, including when using columbus oh dump trucks or tools like aluminum paint rollers, backhoes, cranes, metal ladders and raised dump truck beds;
- If possible, de-energize both overhead and underground lines when working;
- Ground all power supply systems, electrical circuits and electrical columbus oh dump trucks and perform frequent inspections to make sure the path to ground is uninterrupted;
- Visually inspect all electrical columbus oh dump trucks before using it;
- Use only extension cords that are intended and marked for hard or extra-hard use;
- Ensure adequate ground fault protection by using double-insulated tools and equipment, following manufacturers' instructions for ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) testing.
Another circumstance that creates electrical hazards is when columbus oh dump trucks is used improperly, like using indoor-only columbus oh dump trucks outdoors, using circuit breakers with the wrong rating or trying to use a makeshift extension cord.