NEWARK, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION in 600 WILSON AVE, NEWARK, NJ 07105 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 339854911.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
- Site address
- 600 WILSON AVE
- City
- NEWARK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07105
- Mailing
- 5100 ENERGY DRIVE, DAYTON, OH 45414
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 300
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.332 B02
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(c)(2): The Employer failed to ensure that the job briefing covered at least the following subjects: work procedures involved, special precautions, and energy- source controls: a. On or about May 5, 2014 at 600 Wilson Ave., Newark, NJ- Substation # 1, Main Yard The job briefing conducted by the employer did not adequately address the locations where work was to be performed and of all energized parts at the worksite. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6250
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.333 B02 II B
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(B): The circuits and equipment to be worked on were not disconnected from all electric energy sources: a. 600 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ - Substation #1, Main Yard The employer authorized employees to conduct inspection and maintenance activities within approximately 1 foot of a 138Kv circuit where energizing parts were not locked or tagged out from all sources. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.333 B02 IV B
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(B): Before circuits or equipment was worked as deenergized, a qualified person did not use test equipment to test the circuit elements and electrical parts of equipment to which employees would be exposed and did not verify that the circuit elements and equipment parts were deenergized. a. 600 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ - Substation #1, Main Yard The employer authorized employees to engage in conductor inspection and cleaning activities of a 138Kv circuit where a qualified person did not test all circuit elements and verify that the circuit was deenergized. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.333 C03 I A
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A): The employer did not insure that when an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines, the location shall be such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she may contact cannot come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than the following distances, exposing employees to the risk of injuries caused by contacting energized current carrying parts. a. 600 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ - Substation #1, Main Yard The employer authorized an unqualified employee working near 138 kV circuit, to perform circuit inspection and cleaning activities from an elevated work platform of a JLG aerial lift that was operated closer than the minimum distance to protect the employee from the risk of injury of coming in contact with the energized parts. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.333 C03 III A
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(iii)(A): Vehicles or mechanical equipment capable of having parts of their structures elevated near energized overhead lines were not operated so that a clearance of 10 feet (305 cm) was maintained: a. 600 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ - Substation #1, Main Yard The employer authorized the use a JLG aerial lift that was operated near energized 138Kv conductors where the clearance was not maintained to the minimum clearance distances to reduce the risk of injury. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6250
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- Nov 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $0 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. 600 Wilson Ave, Newark, NJ - Substation #1, Main Yard Employees engaged in inspection, maintenance, and cleaning activities of an energized 138Kv conductor were not using protective equipment appropriate for the work being performed. Violation occurred on or about May 5, 2014
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339854911.
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