OSHA Inspection: STAHL SPECIALTY COMPANY

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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:
(a)Employees working on or in the area of electrical panels and high
voltage
electricity were not provided warning information showing the level of
personal
protection required to minimize the potential of an electrical arc blast.
A survey
had not been performed to determine this information.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her
superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of
abatement to correct
this hazard, among others, are:
1.To follow the guidelines for working on and around electrical services
provided
by the National Fire Protection Association found in NFPA-70E.
Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the
CERTIFICATION OF
CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating
that
abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This
documentation may
include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the
equipment, photographic
or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

Apr 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 31, 2009

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Issued

Mar 31, 2009

Abate by

May 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced