OSHA Inspection: EVANS ELECTRIC LLC

Issued

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(I):   Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:  (A) by location in a room, vault, or similar enclosure that is accessible only to qualified persons; (B) by partitions or screens so arranged that only qualified persons will have access to the space within reach of the live parts; (C) by location on a balcony, gallery, or platform so elevated and arranged as to exclude unqualified persons, (D) by elevation of 8 feet or more above the floor or other working surfaces and so installed as to exclude unqualified persons:    a) On or about January 31, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, temporary wiring was not protected from accidental contact, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2012-04-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B):  Branch circuits shall originate in a power outlet or panelboard. Conductors shall be run as multiconductor cord or cable assemblies or open conductors, or shall be run in raceways. All conductors shall be protected by overcurrent devices attheir ampacity. Runs of open conductors shall be located where the conductors will not be subject to physical damage, and the conductors shall befastened at intervals not exceeding 10 feet (3.05 m). No branch-circuit conductors shall be laid on the floor. Each branch circuit that suppliesreceptacles or fixed equipment shall contain a separate equipment grounding conductor if the branch circuit is run as open conductors.    a.  On or about January 31, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, conductors were not protected from physical damage, thereby exposing employees to electric shocks.