AKAIK, OSHA doesn't have jurisdiction over small one and two man outfits.
they have jurisdiction over *employees*. not the principal in a company.
as a sole proprietor, i can do things i can't legally direct an employee
to do, to earn my darwin award merit badge.
if i do something stupid, and have a "film at 11" moment, it's natural selection.
if i pay you, and tell you to do something stupid, and it's a similar outcome,
it's called manslaughter.
hot tapping was commonly done by field crews in POCO land, to have power
down in underground substructures for a variety of reasons. a drywall screw
thru the insulation, and alligator clips got the job done, and nobody thought
much of it, until one day, a guy inadvertently put a drywall screw into a 34.5 KV
peddler... after the memorial service, the practice fell out of favor.
a honda 2kw generator is $1,000. it's the size of a 5 gallon gas can, weighs about
the same, idles all day on a pint of fuel, and if you put it over on the other side of
the yard, largely disappears from earshot. there is no reason to hot tap for tempower
any more, added to the fact that battery tools have mostly replaced corded tools.