OSHA Inspection: WADLEIGH & ASSOCIATES, INC

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $950.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    Jobsite: Sitewide.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and burns:  a) while handling metal pre-punched knockout boxes where the boxes had not been mounted.  b) Where the Romex branch circuit cables had not been adequately supported.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(B): Temporary wiring branch circuits had been laid on the floor:    Jobsite: First floor.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and associated hazards where a branch circuit, which had been fashioned from non-metallic sheathed cable, had been laid on the corrugated metal decking.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $550.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures:    Employees were exposed to electric shock where a lamp was missing from a socket on the temporary lighting stringer, exposing the live parts.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E): Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:  Jobsite: Parking garage.  Employees were exposed to electric shock and burns while working around temporary lighting where two incandescent (2) lamps were not protected from breakage by protective cages.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $950.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii): All 120-volt, single-phase, 15 and 20 ampere receptacle outlets which were not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees did not have approved ground fault circuit interrupers for personal protection:    Jobsite: Parking garage and first floor.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and associated hazards while using extension cords and utilization equipment where ground fault circuit interrupter had not been provided.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    Jobsite: First floor.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and associated hazards while using an extension cord with a missing grounding pin.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $950.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings were not effectively closed:    Jobsite: First floor.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and burns where there were several open knockouts, being as large as 2-1/4 inches, in the temporary service panel enclosure.

Issued

2014-03-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iv): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided to prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws:    Jobsite: Parking garage.    Employees were exposed to electric shock and burns:  a) while using an extension cord where the jacket at the female end was torn away, defeating the inherent strain relief and  b) where a rubber cord was fed from the temporary power panel through an open knockout without using a connector.