OSHA Inspection: DEFIANCE ELECTRIC, LLC

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    a. Site- Employees exposed to electric shock and arc flash hazards were not provided with safe electrical work practice training including lock out/tag out procedures, required personal protective equipment, and voltage testing procedures from the employer. On or about October 27, 2014 a temporary employee who was not provided with safe electrical work practice training sustained an electric shock and fell off of a step ladder when they contacted live power operating at 277 volts.

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    a. Site- An employee was not protected from electric shock where a lighting circuit that was being worked on was not de-energized and locked out. On or about October 27, 2014 a temporary employee who was working on a live lighting circuit sustained an electric shock and fell off of a step ladder when they contacted live power operating at 277 volts.

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(b): Equipment or circuits that were de-energized were not rendered inoperative:    a. Site- Employees replacing light fixtures were not protected from electric shock and burns where the employer did not implement energy control procedures that included rendering de-energized electric circuits that are to be worked on inoperative.

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 20, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(c): Tags were not placed to identify plainly the equipment or circuits being worked on:    a. Site- Employees replacing light fixtures were not protected from electric shock and burns where the employer did not implement energy control procedures that included placing tags on circuit breakers that control de-energized electric circuits that are to be worked on.