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OSHA Inspection: DESIGN ELECTRIC INC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DESIGN ELECTRIC INC in 575 PETER JEFFERSON PARKWAY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 313962540.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
DESIGN ELECTRIC INC
Site address
575 PETER JEFFERSON PARKWAY
City
CHARLOTTESVILLE
State
VA
ZIP
22902
Mailing
1307 CARLTON AVE., CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238210
SIC code (legacy)
1711
Employees
70
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Construction safety.

2 citations on file for this inspection.

510001 A

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 8, 2010
Abate by
Jan 13, 2010
Penalty
Initial $945 · Current $567 Reduced
40.1-51.1(a) of the Code of Virginia:  The employer, Design Electric,
Inc., did not furnish a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that employees were welding, cutting and
grinding in an area which exposed
them to potential burns from fire producing operations.
Two employees were welding and grinding support legs to switchgear
equipment in the Cup Electrical Room at
the Martha Jefferson Hospital currently under construction at 575 Peter
Jefferson Parkway, Charlottesville,
Virginia.  A hot work authorization permit had not been obtained prior to
beginning the work.
One feasible and acceptable method, among other methods, to correct this
hazard would be that before welding
or cutting is begun in a location not designed for such purposes,
inspection and authorization by a designated
person is obtained such as that called for by ANSI Z49.1-88, American
National Standard Safety Code for
Safety in Welding & Cutting.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $567.00
  • · Z (S) $945.00

1926.352 D

Serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 8, 2010
Abate by
Jan 13, 2010
Penalty
Initial $945 · Current $567 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $567.00
  • · Z (S) $945.00

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