Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.960(c)(2)(ii)(B): The employer did not ensure that the employee does not remove the rubber insulating gloves and sleeves until he or she is in a position where he or she cannot reach into the minimum approach distance, established by the employer under paragraph (c)(1) of this section: On January 15, 2020, at the jobsite, the employer did not ensure that employee(s) who were performing ground work while walking a guy wire to an anchor point where live-line work was ongoing did not remove rubber insulating gloves until they were in a position where they could not reach into the minimum approach distance (MAD). Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.960(c)(2)(ii)(B), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1118677, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/20/2016, with respect to a workplace located at Fairgrounds Rd & E 32nd Streets, Stillwater, Oklahoma.