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OSHA Inspection: XCEL ENERGY

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of XCEL ENERGY in 29TH BLOCK ON COLUMBIA ROAD, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 336828587.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
XCEL ENERGY
Site address
29TH BLOCK ON COLUMBIA ROAD
City
GRAND FORKS
State
ND
ZIP
58201
Mailing
1206 FIFTH AVENUE SOUTH, GRAND FORKS, ND 58201
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
221122
Employees
11942
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.269 L02 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 31, 2013
Abate by
Jul 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(2)(i) requires that no employee approach or take a locating clamp closer to an energized load center than the distances set forth in Tables R-6 through R-10 when the employee is not insulated from the energized part.  Adequate steps were not taken to ensure that the requirement was complied with:    (a) An employee experienced an electrical arc flash and burn hazard while connecting a  locate clamp inside a PMH energized load center at the 29th block on Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $5600
  • — C (S) $7000
  • — Z (S) $7000

1910.269 L03

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Jan 31, 2013
Abate by
Feb 19, 2013
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(3): Employee(s) were required to be insulated from energized parts by the use of insulating gloves (under paragraph (l)(2)(i) of this section),therefore, insulating sleeves shall also be used:    (a) For employees exposed to electrical arc flash and/or burn hazards while connecting a locate clamp inside a PMH-11 energized load center at the 29th block on Columbia Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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