OSHA Inspection: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):  Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.      (a) At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Electrical Shop, two relocatable power taps were daisy chained in series.      (b) At the HVAC Shop, three relocatable power taps were daisy chained in series.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

Jun 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.253(e)(6)(ii): When regulators or parts of regulators, including gages, needed repair, the work was not performed by skilled mechanics who had been properly instructed:      (a) At the Federal Crrectional Institute 1, Unicor area machine shop, the argon gas regulator gauge cover was broken.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i):   Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.      (a)  At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Unicor Machine Shop, 2 Bay 8, the box for the light switch/outlet was missing knockouts.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

Jun 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2):  Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.      (a) At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Wood Shop, the electrical power panel was not marked and several circuit breakers were not designated to which equipment or circuit they were protecting.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix):  Lamps for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard.      (a) At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Electrical Shop and HVAC Shop, the work bench incandescent lamp and pre-fab lamp did not have covers.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2):   Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose.      (a) At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Cook Supervisor's Office, the duplex convenience outlet cover was broken.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii):  Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap.      (a)  At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Unicor machine shop area, power cords for the vertical mill lamp and the Airflow Air Systems Inc., air cleaning system were repaired with electrical tape.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(ii): Attachment plugs and receptacles were connected or altered in a manner which prevented proper continuity of the electric equipment grounding conductor at the point where plugs were attached to receptacles:      (a) At the Federal Crrectional Institute 1, Unicor area machine shop, the magnifying lamp power cord is missing a ground pin.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1):  Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.      (a) At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, Electrical Shop, the portable fire extinguisher was blocked by a trash container.

Issued

May 24, 2012

Abate by

May 30, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):   Flexible cords and cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.      (a)  At the Federal Correctional Institute 1, HVAC Shop, a relocatable power tap was permanently mounted on the side of employee's desk.