OSHA Inspection: NU-VUE SERVICES INC.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(iv): A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was not suitable for the location:    a) On or about February 1, 2013, during activities such as vending machine repairs, employees were exposed to electric shock hazards in the front garage door bay area, due to an electrical outlet that was exposed to wet conditions not being of an appropriate type.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means:    a) On or about January 30, 2013, during activities near the potato chip line by the  main office area of the building, the employer did not ensure that live electrical wiring was protected from contact in that a live wire at the ceiling was exposed near where workers carried boxes, exposing them to electric shock hazards.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers identified for the purpose:  a) On or about January 30, 2013, during warehouse activities, the employer did not ensure that a junction box above the potato chip line was provided with a cover.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(c)(3)(i): Conductors were not spliced or joined with splicing devices identified for the use or by brazing, welding, or soldering with a fusible metal or alloy, soldered splices were not spliced or joined to be mechanically and electrically secure without solder and then soldered and all splices and joints and the free ends of conductors were  not covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device identified for the purpose:    Instances including but not limited to the following:    a) On or about January 15, 2013, during shop vacuuming activities, the employer did not ensure that the electrical splicing for the cord that ran from above overhead lights to the ground below near the main office section of the building was apppropriately done.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:   a) On or about January 15, 2013, during shop vacuuming activities, the employer did not ensure that an electricial cord near the entranceway between the main warehouse area and the office section of the building, had proper strain relief in place. The cord was missing a section of the outer jacket near the plug, which placed tension on the internal wiring near the plug area.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2): The floor of every workroom was not maintained in a clean and, so far as possible, a dry condition:   a) On or about February 1, 2013, during activities such as pallets/materials storing or vending machine repair activities, employees were exposed to slip and fall hazards near a vending unit near the the front garage door bay area, due to water being present on the floor. Water from outside the facility had leaked into the facility, down the wall and onto the floor in this area.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  a) On or about April 15, 2013, prior to performing vending machine repair activities, the employer did not implement an energy control program.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(A): The operator did not recieve refresher training when observed to operate the vehicle in an unsafe manner:  a) On or about May 16, 2013, the employer did not ensure that employees driving the Hyster forklift were re-trained to wear their seat belts when operating the lift.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7): Electric equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:  a) On or about May 16, 2013, the employer did not ensure that the cover on the light switch for the warehouse area near the main offices, had a properly seated faceplate.