OSHA Inspection: MATRIX SERVICE INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.950(c)(2)(i): The contract employer did not ensure that each of its employees was instructed in the hazardous conditions relevant to the employee's work that the contract employer is aware of as a result of information communicated to the contract employer by the host employer under paragraph (c)(1) of this section:    a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa 17011 Substation - The employer failed to instruct the employees of energized electrical hazards in bay# 4 when work was assigned in bay# 5, an employee received an electrical shock when the aerial work platform he was working from came too close to an energized transformer in bay #4 on or about September, 28 2015.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.952(a)(1): In assigning an employee or a group of employees to perform a job, the employer did not provide the employee in charge of the job with all available information that relates to the determination of existing characteristics and conditions required by � 1926.950(d):    a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa 17011 Substation - The employer failed to ensure that the existing characteristics and conditions of bay #4 was discussed with personnel assigned to work in bay #5, an employee received an electrical shock when the aerial work platform he was working from came too close to an energized transformer in bay #4 on or about September 28, 2015.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.952(b): The briefing did not cover at least the following subjects: Hazards associated with the job, work procedures involved, special precautions, energy-source controls, and personal protective equipment requirements    a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa 17011 Substation - The employer did not conduct a briefing that covered hazards associated with the job, work procedures involved, special precautions, energy-source controls, and personal protective equipment requirements, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards on or about September 28, 2015.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.959(d)(2): A designated employee other than the equipment operator did not observe the approach distance to exposed lines and equipment to provide timely warnings before the minimum approach distance required by paragraph (d)(1) of this section was reached.    a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa - The employer did not assign an observer to ensure that the approach distance to the energized 7.2kV transformer was maintained to minimize the possibility of accidental employee contact, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards on or about September 28, 2015.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.959(d)(3)(iii): Each employee was not protected from hazards that could arise from mechanical equipment contact with energized lines or equipment.    a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa - The employer did not take effective measures to ensure that the employee operating a JLG aerial work platform was protected from hazards of contact with the energized 7.2kV transformer, thereby exposing the employee to electrical hazards on or about September 28, 2015.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.960(c)(1)(i): The employer did not establish a minimum approach distance no less than the distances computed by Table V-2 for AC systems:     a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa - The employer did not establish a minimum approach distance for employees working near an energized 7.2 kV transformer, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards on or about September 28, 2015.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Mar 15, 2016

Abate by

Apr 8, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.966(f)(1): Type of guarding. The employer did not provide guards around all live parts operating at more than 150 volts to ground without an insulating covering. The location of the live parts did not give sufficient clearance (horizontal, vertical, or both) to minimize the possibility of accidental employee contact:     a) 2998 Glenwood Drive, Camp Hill, Pa - The employer did not ensure that the exposed energized 7.2kV transformer was guarded to minimize the possibility of accidental employee contact, thereby exposing employees to electrical hazards on or about September 28, 2015.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.