OSHA Inspection: CARNEY PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING, INC.

Issued

2017-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5387.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2): Employees, who were not qualified persons, were not trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by 29 CFR 1910.331 through 29 CFR 1910.335, but which were necessary for their safety.    a) Field locations - On or about January 5, 2017, employees, who were not qualified persons, were performing electrical work, but were not trained in and familiar with the electrically related safety practices necessary for their safety.

Issued

2017-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5387.00 · Current $3500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.     a) Field locations - On or about January 5, 2017, employees are performing maintenance on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, but the employer had not established a hazardous energy control program including, but not limited to, general requirements, procedures, standard control devices, and training  to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment each energy source was effectively controlled.

Issued

2017-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2): While an employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which were deenergized, the circuits energizing the parts were not locked out or tagged or both in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2):   a) Field locations - On or about January 5, 2017, employees are performing work on potentially energized electrical components of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, but the employer had not established an electrical lockout / tagout program to ensure the deenergization of all exposed live parts.