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Doug Lipham: OSHA inspections and violations

Chattanooga, Tennessee · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · NAICS 238320

1inspections
3citation items
$8,700current penalties
Jul 24, 2019last inspection

Doug Lipham has one OSHA inspection on record in Tennessee.

OSHA opened it on Jul 24, 2019 on a referral, in Chattanooga, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $8,700 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Doug Lipham averages $8,700 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Doug Lipham: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344178017 OPENED JUL 24, 2019Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Open

1591 Broad Street, Chattanooga, TN 37401 · Painting and Wall Covering Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 24, 2019: Employee incurs electrical burns on arms and face when metal

At 11:30 a.m. on July 24, 2019, Employee #1 and his coworker were using extension poles attached to paint rollers to paint the south side wall of the multistory building from the roof. Employee #1 was using an approximately 5-foot-long metal extension attached to a paint roller. Employee #1 and his coworker were working approximately 3 feet from a 7,200-volt power distribution line. As employee #1 was painting up and down, the metal extension attached to his paint roller contacted the power distribution line, causing electrical shock/burns. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat severe electrical burns to both arms and face.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$4,000$4,000Jan 23, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$4,000$4,000Jan 23, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$700$700Jan 23, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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