OSHA Inspection: WISCONSIN PUBLIC SERVICE

Issued

May 9, 2005

Abate by

May 13, 2005

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,565 Reduced

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 electrical arc flash:
a) At the Weston WPS Power Plant #4, an arc flash hazard analysis was not
conducted.
Employees, were working within the flash boundary (that was not determined
prior to exposure)
while testing on an energized 6.9KV primary/480V secondary panel board
without the
appropriate personal protective clothing or equipment and were exposed to
the hazard of
electrical burns due to arc flash.
Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with the 2004 Edition
of the
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E, Standard for Electrical
Safety in the
Workplace, Article 130, Section 130.3 Flash Hazard analysis: to determine
the
flash protection
boundary, Article 110, Section 110.7(G) Job Briefing: covers hazards
associated with the job,
work procedures involved.
Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.tion

Issued

May 9, 2005

Abate by

May 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,770 Reduced