OSHA Inspection: SQUARE D COMPANY

Issued

Jan 13, 2000

Abate by

Jan 19, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to serious electrical flash burns:
JOBSITE: ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 13, 1999, THE EMPLOYER HAD NOT
CONDUCTED A PRE-JOB SURVEY TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE TYPES OF
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) NEEDED, THE APPROPRIATE
WORKPRACTICES THAT WOULD BE UTILIZED AND THE PROPER WAY(S) OF
ACCESSING THE WORK THAT COULD NOT BE DONE SAFELY FROM THE GROUND.
THE DEFICIENCIES IN PRE-JOB PLANNING INCLUDED:
1.THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING ONLY LEATHER GLOVES.
2.THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A NARROW AND ROUNDED RUNG OF
AN EXTENSION LADDER WHILE BOTH HIS HANDS WERE OCCUPIED BY
HOLDING TWO PROBES OF AN ELECTRICAL TEST INSTRUMENT.
3.THE EMPLOYEE HAD TO TURN HIS UPPER BODY APPROXIMATELY 90
DEGREES TO HIS LEFT TO PERFORM THE WORK DUE TO INAPPROPRIATE
LADDER POSITION.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT INCLUDES:
1.CONDUCT A PRE-JOB SURVEY BY A COMPETENT PERSON BEFORE ANY
EMPLOYEE(S) COMMENCE WORK.
2.ASCERTAIN THAT EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ONLY PROVIDED WITH, BUT ALSO
WEARING AT ALL TIMES THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT (PPE), SUCH AS (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) FLAME RETARDENT
FACE SHIELDS; FLAME RETARDENT CLOTHING; AND FLAME RETARDENT
GLOVES.
3.PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH AND UTILIZE SAFELY CONSTRUCTED,
ERECTED AND POSITIONED WORK PLATFORM(S), SUCH AS (BUT NOT
LIMITED TO) AN AERIAL LIFT; A SCISSORS LIFT; AND A SCAFFOLD, WHERE
THE WORK CAN NOT BE DONE SAFELY FROM THE GROUND.

Issued

Jan 13, 2000

Abate by

Jan 19, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500