HAVELOCK, NC —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWEST ELECTRIC COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTHWEST ELECTRIC COMPANY in MARINE CORE AIR STATION - CHERRY POINT, HAVELOCK, NC 28532 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 340449305.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHWEST ELECTRIC COMPANY
- Site address
- MARINE CORE AIR STATION - CHERRY POINT
- City
- HAVELOCK
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 28532
- Mailing
- 1440 POPLAR LANE, NASHVILLE, TN 37210
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 M03 II
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(m)(3)(ii): All switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy may be supplied to the particular lines and equipment to be deenergized shall be opened. Such means shall be rendered inoperable, unless its design does not so permit, and tagged to indicate that employees are at work. a) Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, the employer did not ensure that substation power phase terminals at the top of the regulator cabinet were properly disconnected and tagged. b) Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, the employer did not ensure that auxiliary power supply leads / connections in regular cabinet were properly disconnected and tagged.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.269 N03
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(n)(3): Equipotential zone. Temporary protective grounds were not placed at such locations and arranged in such a manner that would prevent each employee from being exposed to hazardous differences in electric potential. a) Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, the employer did not ensure that substation power phase terminals at the top of the regulator cabinet were properly grounded. b) Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, the employer did not ensure that auxiliary power supply leads/connections in in regular cabinet was properly grounded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.269 O04 V
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(o)(4)(v): A ground was not placed on the high-voltage terminal and other exposed terminals when the test area was entered after equipment was deenergized: Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, employer did not ground voltage terminals inside regulator cabinet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.269 O02 I
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(o)(2)(i): Work practices were not established and enforced for the protection of each worker from the hazards of high-voltage or high-power testing at all test areas, temporary and permanent including a minimum, test area guarding, grounding, and the safe use of measuring and control circuits. A means providing for periodic safety checks of field test areas shall also be included. Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, employer did not establish and enforce work practices for the protection of employees from the hazards of high voltage testing of circuits in the Voltage Regulator Control Cabinet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or about 2/26/2015, an unused circuit in the 240v electrical panel was not equipped with a cover, exposing employees to live parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2000
1910.335 A01 II
- Issued
- Jul 15, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $640 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(ii): Protective equipment shall be maintained in a safe, reliable condition and shall be periodically inspected or tested, as required by 1910.137. Substation 2 near Highway 101: On or before 3/2/2015, employee's rubber protective gloves were not periodically tested or inspected.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $640
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 340449305.
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