OSHA Inspection: OMNI ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact:    a) Construction site, King of Prussia Mall connector - On or about April 13, 2015, the employer did not ensure employees used personal protective equipment to protect against hazards of arc flash, arc blast, and electrocution, during an operation to cut and move 7.2 kV shielded power cable.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 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) Construction site, King of Prussia Mall connector - On or about April 13, 2015, employees were permitted to work in proximity to an energized, 7.2 kV shielded power cable, during an operation to cut and move another cable located in the same junction box. The energized cable was not effectively guarded to prevent contact during the work.    Abatement Note: Among others, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to comply with the 2015 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, Article 120 -  Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition, to include but not limited to:   (1) Use an adequately rated voltage detector to test each phase conductor or circuit part to verify they are deenergized. Test each phase conductor or circuit part both phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground. Before and after each test, determine that the voltage detector is operating satisfactorily.   (2), De-energized Electrical Equipment That Have Lockout/Tagout Devices applied.

Issued

2015-09-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit. The employer did not post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit exists:     a) Construction site, King of Prussia Mall connector - On or about April 13, 2015, the employer did not ensure by means of testing by instruments or direct observation that employees would not come into contact with an energized, 7.2 kV shielded power cable, during an operation to cut and move the cable. Parallel cables that ran through common junction boxes were not marked with identification tags, markings or signs to ensure employees did not physically contact the energized circuit.     Abatement Note: Among others, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to comply with the 2015 Edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 70E, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace, Article 120 -  Establishing an Electrically Safe Work Condition, to include but not limited to:   (1) Use an adequately rated voltage detector to test each phase conductor or circuit part to verify they are deenergized. Test each phase conductor or circuit part both phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground. Before and after each test, determine that the voltage detector is operating satisfactorily.   (2), De-energized Electrical Equipment That Have Lockout/Tagout Devices applied.