In this case, the worker was elevated in an aerial bucket, preparing to drill holes in a concrete pole, when he came in contact with a 7620 volt energized electrical line. And too many of the deaths are the result of electrocutions. In 1999, to respond to the high rate of construction accidents in Florida, OSHA launched CARE - Construction Accident Reduction Emphasis program. The program follows extensive outreach activities with an equally extensive inspection and enforcement effort. This year, the agency introduced two new special emphasis programs under CARE, one targeting electrocutions involving overhead power lines and the other involving falls from elevations.
Construction is a very hazardous industry.
This spring, we conducted outreach sessions across the state and, as a result, many contractors, unions and other interested parties have formed partnerships aimed at reducing serious construction accidents and deaths occurring in Florida. OSHA issues a repeat citation when an employer has been cited previously for a substantially similar condition and that citation has become a final order of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. St. Petersburg-based Kohler Construction Company, Inc., employs approximately 275 workers nationwide and had about 75 employees working at the West Palm Beach site. The company has 15 working days to contest the OSHA citation and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Inspection of the worksite was conducted by OSHA's Ft.