GANDEEVILLE, WV —
OSHA Inspection: ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA in HARMONY ROAD, GANDEEVILLE, WV 25243 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 341627412.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ENERGY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
- Site address
- HARMONY ROAD
- City
- GANDEEVILLE
- State
- WV
- ZIP
- 25243
- Mailing
- 500 CORPORATE LANDING, CHARLESTON, WV 25311
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 213112
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- Dec 12, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $0 Reduced
1640
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): A respirator was not provided to each employee when necessary to protect the health of such employee: (a) Harmony Road, Gandeeville, WV: On or about July 17, 2016 and times prior the employer did not provide a supplied air respirator to employees working in and around excavations to fix leaks in natural gas lines that remained pressurized and had the potential for an oxygen deficient atmosphere from the displacement of the oxygen in and around the excavation by the leaking gas.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- May 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $7,483
1640
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazards related to working on or around leaking natural gas lines: a) Harmony Road, Gandeeville, WV: On or about July 17, 2016 and times prior, an employee was performing field work to detect and repair a leaking underground natural gas line. The employer did not ensure that the area in and around the gas leak was evaluated for sufficient oxygen levels or for the amount of hydrocarbons present.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7482.6
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C04 II
- Issued
- Nov 30, 2016
- Abate by
- May 1, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $7,483 Reduced
1640
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii): The employer's written energy control procedures did not specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized when the control of hazardous energy may be necessary for leak repair: a) Harmony Road, Gandeeville, WV: On or about July 17, 2016 and times prior, the employer's written energy control procedures did not specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules and techniques to be utilized when the control of hazardous energy may be necessary and feasible to assure employee safety when repairing leaking natural gas gathering lines.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $7482.6
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
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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 341627412.
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