OSHA Inspection: ELECTRIC CONTROL AND SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment:    At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not conducted a hazard assessment of the job site and the work to be performed, exposing employees to electrical hazards

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:        At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not verify that a hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that included the dates of the hazard assessment and the person performing the hazard assessment.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:    At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not ensure that affected employees who were exposed to possible arc flash conditions used the appropriate eye and face protection, exposing employees to burns of the eyes and face.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:        At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not ensure that live parts that the employee would be exposed to, were deenergized, exposing employees to Arc flash conditions.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that exposed deenergized parts were locked out and tagged in accordance with paragraph (b) and treated them as energized parts.    At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not ensure that deenergized parts that the employee would be exposed to were locked out and tagged out, exposing employees to electrical hazards such as arc flash.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(B): The circuits and equipment to be worked on were not disconnected from all electric energy sources:       At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not conduct lock out tag out procedures to the 480 volt electrical panel, exposing employees to electrical shock and arc flash hazards.

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that only qualified persons were working on energized circuits and that qualified persons were familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools     At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees working on energized circuits were qualified and familiar with the hazards, exposing them to electrical shock or ark flash

Issued

Oct 29, 2012

Abate by

Nov 5, 2012

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(i): The employer did not maintain a written copy of the procedures outlined in paragraph (b)(2) of 29 CFR 1910.333 and did not make it available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary of Labor and his or her authorized representatives:       At the Southern most portion of the job site on June 15, 2012, the employer did not verify that a hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that included the dates of the hazard assessment and the person performing the hazard assessment.