Commission Issues Decision and Remand Order in TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc
Before: SULLIVAN, Chairman; ATTWOOD and LAIHOW, Commissioners. BY THE COMMISSION: TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc. is a crane service provider based in Houston, Texas. After a TNT employee was electrocuted and suffered serious injuries when the boom of a crane was lowered and the hoist line contacted a power line, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration conducted an inspection and issued TNT a citation alleging two serious violations. Item 1 alleges a violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.1407(b)(3) for exposing employees to the hazard of electrical shock by failing to use at least one of the measures required to prevent encroachment or contact with the power lines while disassembling the crane. Item 2 alleges a violation of 29 C.F.R. § 1926.1407(d) for placing “[p]art of a crane/derrick, load line, or load (including rigging and lifting accessories) whether partially or fully assembled, . . . closer than the minimum approach distance under Table A (see 1926.1408) to a power line.”