FAIRMONT, WV —
OSHA Inspection: HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION in 1000 GALLIHER DRIVE, FAIRMONT, WV 26554 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 340629286.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HIGH VOLTAGE MAINTENANCE CORPORATION
- Site address
- 1000 GALLIHER DRIVE
- City
- FAIRMONT
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 26554
- Mailing
- 355 VISTA PARK DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15205
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.335 A01 I
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $0 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: (a) 1000 Galiher Drive, Fairmont, WV: Employees that were working close to electrical equipment that had not been verified as de-energized did not wear protective electrical gloves while reaching into a 15 kV switchgear cabinet that was still energized as determined on May 11, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.335 A01 V
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(v): Employees exposed to the danger of injury to the eyes or face from electric arcs or flashes or from flying objects resulting from electrical explosion did not wear protective equipment for the eyes or face: (a) 1000 Galiher Drive, Fairmont, WV: Employees that were exposed to a potential arc flash did not wear a face shield while in the process of verifying if a 15 kV switchgear cabinet was still energized as determined on May 11, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $3,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: (a) 1000 Galliher Drive, Fairmont, WV: Employees that were working close to 15 kV electrical equipment that had not been verified as de-energized and were within the arc flash boundary did not wear protective gloves, a face shield and head and ear protection on May 11, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3600
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.333 B02 II A
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(ii)(A): Safe procedures for deenergizing circuits and equipment were not determined before circuits and equipment were de-energized: (a) NOAA facility, Fairmont, WV: Safe procedures were not developed for the de-energizing of all parts of a 15 kV electrical cabinet prior to opening the back of the cabinet which had energized electrical parts as determined on May 12, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.333 C02
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $0 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 (a) NOAA facility, Fairmont, WV: The employer did not ensure that only qualified employees were working on energized circuits that had not been verified as de-energized in that two field technicians were working in close proximity to parts of a 15 kV switchgear electrical cabinet without wearing the proper PPE prior to opening the back of the cabinet which had energized electrical parts as determined on May 12, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $4500
- — Z (S) $4500
1910.332 B03 I
- Issued
- Oct 13, 2015
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(3)(i): Qualified persons (i.e. those permitted to work on or near exposed energized parts) were not trained on and familiar with the skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed live parts from other parts of electric equipment: (a) NOAA facility, Fairmont, WV: Two field technicians were working in close proximity to parts of a 15 kV switchgear electrical cabinet without the knowledge that the parts of the equipment in the back section of the cabinet were supplied power from a branch circuit and were still energized as determined on May 12, 2015. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
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