OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR GROUP LLC

Issued

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4690.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition:     On or about July 9, 2013, mechanical room #1 at the El Paso airport, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided and used personal protective equipment, including but not limited to voltge-rated gloves, while performing electrical work, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4690.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 8870

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:           On or about July 9, 2013, mechanical room #1 at the El Paso Airport, the employer did not ensure that employees working on fluorescent luminaire circuits were protected against electrical shock by de-energizing the circuits, exposing the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(a): Controls that were to be deactivated during the course of work on energized or de-energized equipment or circuits were not tagged:    On or about July 9, 2013, mechanical room #1 at the El Paso Airport, controls for the fluorescent luminaire circuit were not deenergized and were not tagged, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4690.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:       On or about July 9, 2013, mechanical room #1 at the El Paso Airport, the employer did not ensure that employees did not make physical or electrical contact with energized electrical circuits during the retrofitting of fluorescent luminaires, exposing employees to electrical hazards.