OSHA Inspection: CALIDAD INDUSTRIES

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:     Camp Parks, Maintenance Department - Maintenance employees had not been trained regarding what work practices and protective equipment was required to protect them against electrical shock, arc flash and arc blast hazards while performing live electrical work and verifying whether or not electrical equipment was properly de-energized.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a): Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized:     Camp Parks, mess hall kitchen, pot and pan washer line - The employer allowed electrical repairs to be performed on a live junction box (3-phase, 360V) thereby exposing employees to direct contact with live electrical parts.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee may be exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or was near to them:     Camp Parks, mess hall kitchen, pot and pan washer line - Employees performed repair work on a live junction box (3-phase, 360V) without deenergizing it.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(B): Before circuits or equipment was worked  on 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:    Camp Parks, mess hall kitchen, pot and pan washer line -  A qualified person did not use electrical testing equipment to verify that a junction box was deenergized prior to working on it.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that only qualified persons were working on energized circuits and that qualified persons were familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools:     Camp Parks, mess hall kitchen, pot and pan washer line - Employees working on a live junction box (3-phase, 360V) were not qualified to do so, did not employ precautionary techniques, did not wear personal protective equipment (PPE) such as voltage rated gloves, hard hats, or face shields, and used an uninsulated screw driver.

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Apr 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:     Camp Parks,  Mess Hall Kitchen - Personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to, voltage rated gloves, hard hats, and arc-rated face shields, were not provided or worn by employees working on a live electrical junction box (3-phase, 360V).

Issued

Mar 25, 2015

Abate by

Mar 31, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(i): When working near exposed energized conductors or circuit parts, each employee did not use insulated tools or handling equipment when the tools or handling equipment might have made contact with such conductors or parts:   Camp Parks, Mess Hall Kitchen - An employee removed the cover of a live junction box (3-phase, 360V) with an uninsulated screwdriver.