OSHA Inspection: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Abate by

Feb 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8): Every floor hole into which persons can accidentally walk were not guarded.  USACE Logistics Activity Building 5223, Bay 1; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; two instances were noted were floor openings were not guarded.          a. Bay number 1 northeast corner; a floor hole measuring approximately 3.5 inches in diameter, with an undetermined depth was not effectively guarded.        b. Bay number 1 northeast corner; a floor hole measuring approximately 1.75 inches in diameter, with an undetermined depth was not effectively guarded.    This condition exposed employees to a tripping hazard.

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Abate by

Feb 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident.   ULA building 5223; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; two instances were noted where electrical panels were not labeled indicating its purpose:        a. Mezzanine wall adjacent to room 12; a 240 volt electrical panel, manufactured by Bulldog, was not labeled.        b. Mezzanine wall adjacent to room 12; a 600 volt electrical panel, manufactured by Siemens, was not labeled.  This condition exposed employees to electrical shock and electrical burn hazards.

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage.  ULA building - 5223 and Geotechnical building - 2212; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; two instances were noted where items were stored in front of electrical panels:        a. ULA building 5223, mezzanine office area, panel labeled S-1; a chair was stored in front of the panel impeding access.        b. Geotechnical building north entrance; a hand truck dolly was stored in front of the panel impeding access.    This condition exposed employees to delays in de-energizing electrical equipment, electrical shock and electrical burn hazards.

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Abate by

Feb 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed.  ULA building 5223; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; two instances were noted where electrical panels were not effectively closed:         (a) Alternate receiving bay, center support beam; a 115 volt electrical outlet had a knockout missing on the right hand side.          (b) Alternate receiving bay, north side; a 240 volt breaker panel had an opening measuring one-half inch by one and one-quarter inches on the bottom of the panel.    This condition exposed employees to an electrical shock and electrical burn hazards.

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Abate by

Feb 13, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1960.8(a): The Agency head did not furnish employment and a place of employment to each employee that were free from recognized hazards that caused or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm.  ULA building 5223; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; three instances were noted where warehouse storage racks did not have the maximum safe load limits posted:      (a) Alternate receiving bay, a warehouse pallet storage rack measuring 111 inches in height, by 36 inches in depth and 111 inches in length; did not have the maximum safe load limits posted.        (b) Main receiving bay; a warehouse pallet storage rack measuring 102 inches in height, by 42 inches in depth and 96 inches in length; did not have the maximum safe load limits posted.           (c) Warehouse storage area; a warehouse pallet storage rack measuring 138 inches in height, by 42 inches in depth and 219 inches in length;  did not have the maximum safe load limits posted.     This condition exposed employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

Jan 15, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.  ULA building 5223; on or about 14 January 2014 and times prior thereto; and electrical outlet, adjacent to the stairs leading to the mezzanine; had a damaged faceplate. This condition exposed employees to electrical shock hazards.