OSHA Inspection: ENGLISH BROTHERS COMPANY

Issued

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4900.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(e): Conductors were not spliced or joined with splicing devices designed for the use or by brazing, welding, or soldering with a fusible metal or alloy and the free ends of the conductors were not covered with an insulating device designed for the purpose:   Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while installing metal screens near electrical wires that were spliced and not mechanically secure. The layers of insulation were pulled away and the conductors were not soldered together.

Issued

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 a person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with an energized power circuit:    Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while installing metal screens because the metal screens were leaned up against the temporary wiring and the employer did not determine if the electrical wiring was energized.

Issued

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard approximately 13 feet while working out of an aerial lift installing metal screens and the employees did not wear a body belt or lanyard attached to the basket.