FULTON, MO ·
OSHA Inspection: STONE & WEBSTER CONSTRUCTION INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STONE & WEBSTER CONSTRUCTION INC. in MO HIGHWAY CC & ROUTE O, FULTON, MO 65251 (NAICS 221113). OSHA activity number 338994007.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- STONE & WEBSTER CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- MO HIGHWAY CC & ROUTE O
- City
- FULTON
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65251
- Mailing
- 4171 ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221113
- Employees
- 5686
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 C
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(c): The employee in charge did not conduct a job briefing with the employees involved before they started each job, including at least the following subjects: hazards associated with the job, work procedures involved, and special precautions: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. The job briefing performed prior to the arc flash did not contain the following elements: a/ Ensuring that the conductors inside of Bus B, 52-4, were isolated from all sources of electrical energy prior to the start of work. b/ Identifying the minimum safe working conditions. c/ Identifying the type of personal protective equipment to be worn.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.269 D02 VIII A
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(2)(viii)(A): Retraining was not provided for all authorized and affected employees whenever there was a change in their job assignments, a change in machines, equipment, or processes that present a new hazard or whenever there was a change in the energy control procedures: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. The employees, normally assigned to work with electrical equipment rated at 480 volts or less, were tasked with grounding Bus B, 52-4, rated at 13.8 kv.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.269 D06 III
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 12, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(6)(iii): All energy isolating devices needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and/or operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from energy sources: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. All of the electrical energy isolating devices required to isolate Bus B, 52-4, were not physically located and/or operated prior to the employees attempting to place personnel protective grounds on connectors located inside of this piece of equipment.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.269 D06 VII
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(6)(vii): Before starting work on machines or equipment that have been locked out or tagged out, the authorized employee did not verify that isolation and deenergizing of the machine or equipment had been accomplished: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. Verification that Bus B, 52-4 was isolated from its 13.8kv electrical source was not performed prior to employees attempting to place personnel protective grounds on connectors located inside of this piece of equipment.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4550
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.269 L02
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(2): The employer did not ensure that no employee(s) approached or took conductive objects closer to exposed energized parts than set forth in Tables R-6 through R-10: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. Employee(s) approached to within six inches of the live connectors located inside of this piece of equipment. Bus B, 52-4 was powered by 13.8kv at the time. Table R-6 requires that a minimum approach distance of 26 inches be maintained for that amount of voltage.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4550
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- May 31, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,550 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed: At the AMEREN-UE Calloway Nuclear Plant, switchyard, specifically at Bus B, 52-4, an arc flash occurred on or about 04/02/13 severely burning employees. The employees were not provided with or wore suitable personnel protective equipment such as 40-calorie suits or the equivalent prior to completely isolating this piece of equipment from its 13.8kv electrical source.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $4550
- · C (S) $7000
- · Z (S) $7000
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