OSHA Inspection: MATHEW'S ELECTRIC INC.

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(b)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests in accordance with Tables I-5 and I-6:    a) On or about 02/21/14 at Advanced Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York in the production area along the north and south bus ducts located on the east and west sides; employer allowed employees to use electrical protective gloves ( Salisubury Class 1 Type I, D120 - last tested on 12/15/2008), during testing, inspecting and removing fuses in and around electrical equipment and exposing them to contact with electric current ( 480 volts AC ) and second degree burns.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from thermal burns;        a) On or about 02/20/14 at Advance Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York in the production area; employer failed to require the use of correct hand protection to an employee removing black tape covering the exposed end section of the west bus bar duct ( 480 volts AC ) by allowing them to wear Grease Monkey brand, general purpose gloves made of synthetic leather and spandex stretch panels between the fingers, exposing them to second degree burns to hands caused by arc flash and blast.           ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2): While an employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which were deenergized, the circuits energizing the parts were not locked out or tagged or both in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2):    a) On or about 02/20/14 at Advance Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York production area; employer failed to require lock out or tag out the 480 volts AC west side north/south bus bar before allowing an employee to remove the black tape covering the south end section of the bus bar duct, exposing them to thermal burns from contacting electrical current.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not using electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed:    a) On or about 2/20/14 at Advanced Glass Industries in the production area NW quadrant between columns 2 & 3; employer allowed an employee to wear a cotton shirt while removing black tape from the end of the bus bar duct ( 480 volts AC ) when an arc flash/blast occurred resulting in second degree burns to their arms.          ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(v): Employees exposed to the danger of injury to the face from electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion did not wear protective equipment for the face:    a) On or about 02/20/14 at Advance Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York in the production area; employer failed to required face protection be worn by an employee removing the black tape covering the north end of the west bus bar duct, exposing them to second degree burns to the face caused by arc flash and blast.         ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:     a) On or about 02/20/14 at Advance Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York, production area; employer failed to have a system in place to communicate the hazards of ERS-301 " causes eye burns" to employees who were using this product to clean electrical components.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2014-05-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) On or about 02/20/14 at Advance Glass Industries, 1335 Emerson Street, Rochester, New York, production area; employer failed to train employees using ERS-301 "causes eye burns" to clean electrical components, on the hazards, required protective equipment and emergency procedures.      ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED