OSHA Inspection: YANTZE CORPORATION

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $1,020

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    (a) Inside the building near the east side on or about February 13, 2013, a 2 by 4 inch electrical box was not used as designed as it lay on the floor instead of being secured on a surface.  The boxes contained a 110 VAC electrical outlet that supplied power to 220 VAC portable power tools.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more was not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    (a) Inside the building near the rear east wall on or about February 13, 2013, there was no cover on a 220 VAC panel box.  The box was 13 inches wide by 31.5 inches high, and the bottom was 58 inches from the floor.  The box supplied power to portable power tools.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B): All conductors were not protected by overcurrent devices at their ampacity.  Runs of open conductors were not located where the conductors will not be subject to physical damage, and the conductors were not  fastened at intervals not exceeding 10 feet (3.05 m):  (a) Inside the building in an electric panel box near the rear east wall on or about February 13, 2013, number 14 wire, inside non-metallic sheathed cable, was attached to 40 amp, 220 VAC circuit breakers.  The wire size must be at least number 10.  (b) Inside the building near an electric panel box near the rear east wall on or about February 13, 2013, non-metallic sheathed cable, lay on the floor.  The cable supplied power to an outlet in a metal box on the floor.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors entered were not effectively closed.  Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not also effectively closed:    (a) Inside the building near an electric panel box near the rear east wall on or about February 13, 2013, a 2 by 4 inch electrical box had a half inch diameter that was not closed.  The box contained a 110 VAC electrical outlet that supplied power to 220 VAC portable power tools.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers. When metal covers are used, they were not grounded. In energized installations, each outlet box did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass were not provided with bushings designed for the purpose or they did not have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear:    (a) Inside the building near an electric panel box near the rear east wall on or about February 13, 2013, there was no cover plate on the 110 VAC outlet located in a handy box that lay on the floor.  The box contained a 110 VAC electrical outlet that supplied power to 220 VAC portable power tools.

Issued

Apr 19, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(j)(2)(i): Receptacles connected to circuits having different voltages, frequencies, or types of current (ac or dc) on the same premises were not of such design that the attachment plugs used on these circuits were not interchangeable:     (a)  Inside the building near the east side on or about February 13, 2013, outlets, designed for 110 VAC and 110 VAC plugs, were used to power a 220 VAC Bosch GBH 2-20 SRE hammer drill.