OSHA Inspection: THE SOUTHWESTERN PLATING COMPANY

Issued

Mar 13, 2015

Abate by

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee was exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them:    The employer does not ensure that live parts to which an employee is exposed is de-energized before the employee works on or near them.  This violation occurred on or about January 28, 2015, in building 3 adjacent to line #3 where a maintenance employee was exposed to electrical hazards when replacing a breaker in a switchboard without de-energizing the switchboard.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that live parts to which an employee is exposed is de-energized before the employee works on or near them.

Issued

Mar 13, 2015

Abate by

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 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:      The employer does not ensure that employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards are using electrical protective equipment appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected.  This violation occurred on or about January 28, 2015, in building 3 adjacent to line #3 where a maintenance employee was exposed to electrical hazards when replacing a breaker in a switchboard without using appropriate protective equipment for hands and torso.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees working in areas where there is a potential electrical hazard are wearing the appropriate electrical protective equipment for the specific parts of the body to be protected.

Issued

Mar 13, 2015

Abate by

Mar 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.       The employer does not ensure that the in-patient hospitalization as a result of a work-related incident is reported to OSHA within twenty-four hours. This occurred on or about January 28, 2015 at the facility where a work related in-patient hospitalization of a maintenance employee was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.      Pursuant to 29 C.F. R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that the in-patient hospitalization as a result of a work-related incident is reported to OSHA within twenty-four hours.