OSHA Inspection: LATCHMAN ELECTRICAL CONTROL, INCORPORATED

Issued

Mar 12, 2012

Abate by

Mar 15, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,225 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Labor and Employment Article, Section 5-104(a): 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:
(a)Date of Violation:09-12-11
Location:Basement Above Walk-In Refrigerator
Condition:Employee worked above a walk-in refrigerator connecting wires to
incoming 480 volt
service that was not put into an electrically safe work condition,
according to NFPA
70E-2009.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to ensure that
employees wiring up fixtures follow NFPA 70E 2009, Article 110.8(A)(1)
Energized Electrical Conductors
and Circuit Parts -- Safe Work Condition. Energized electrical conductors
and circuit parts to which an
employee might be exposed shall be put into an electrically safe work
condition before an employee works
within the Limited Approach Boundary of those conductors or parts, unless
work on energized components
can be justified according to 130.1.ing