OSHA Inspection: RALPH WHITE ELECTRICAL, INC.

Issued

Oct 19, 2006

Abate by

Oct 24, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees 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 impalement hazards from
vertical protruding
electrical conduit that projects above the floor:
(a) On or about July 19, 2006 - The 1/2 conduit sticking up out of the
concrete floor in
the center of the showroom floor was not protected or covered.
(b)  On or about July 19, 2006 - The 1/2 conduit sticking up out of the
concrete floor
on the east side of the area, where the employees were assembling the
metal trusses, was
not protected or covered.
(c)  On or about July 19, 2006 - The 1/2 conduit sticking up out of the
concrete floor on
the west side of the table, where the field manufactured trusses were
being
assembled,
was not protected or covered .
(d)  On or about July 19, 2006 - The 1/2 conduit sticking up out of the
concrete floor
in the center of the main entrance, north side of the building, was not
protected
or covered.
One suitable and acceptable means of abatement for this hazard is to cover
the conduit
with regular rebar caps.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIREDATION