OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN OHIO MEDICAL CENTER

Issued

Oct 23, 2017

Abate by

Nov 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $6,338 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): The depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts may not be less than indicated in Table S-1. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the enclosure front or opening if they are enclosed;    On September 21, 2017, in the 2nd Floor Scheduling Office of the Waller Building #1735, a maintenance tech employee was exposed to an electric shock hazard from the depth of the working space to live electrical parts on the Trane HVAC 460 Volt AC of 1" when he opened the metal panel cover to check the diagnostic trouble codes.

Issued

Oct 23, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $6,338 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.    A maintenance tech employee was inadequately trained on safety-related work practices in that the appropriate personal protective equipment was not selected and worn when exposed to contact with live electrical circuits/parts up to 460 Volts AC on the Trane Heat Pump located in the false ceiling of the Scheduling Office, 2nd Floor at the Waller Building, #1735, on September 21, 2017.

Issued

Oct 23, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2): "Energized parts." If the exposed live parts are not deenergized (i.e., for reasons of increased or additional hazards or infeasibility), other safety-related work practices shall be used to protect employees who may be exposed to the electrical hazards involved. Such work practices shall protect employees against contact with energized circuit parts directly with any part of their body or indirectly through some other conductive object. The work practices that are used shall be suitable for the conditions under which the work is to be performed and for the voltage level of the exposed electric conductors or circuit parts. Specific work practice requirements are detailed in paragraph (c) of this section.    The employer did not have a specific work practice and/or procedure to protect a maintenance tech employee from contact with energized circuit parts inside the Trane Heat Pump HVAC unit when removing the metal panel cover  on September 21, 2017 to look at the diagnostic trouble codes to determine the possible problems and a fix to the unit and received an electric shock.

Issued

Oct 23, 2017

Abate by

Jan 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $6,338 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.   Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.    On September 21, 2017, in the 2nd Floor Scheduling Office in the Waller Building, #1735, a maintenance tech employee was exposed to an electric shock hazard from the lack of personal protective equipment worn, i.e., a fire rated (FR) long sleeve shirt, when exposed to live electrical parts up to 460 Volts AC when he opened the metal panel cover on the Trane heat pump to check the diagnostic trouble codes.

Issued

Oct 23, 2017

Abate by

Jan 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(ii): Protective shields, protective barriers, or insulating materials shall be used to protect each employee from shock, burns, or other electrically related injuries while that employee is working near exposed energized parts which might be accidentally contacted or where dangerous electric heating or arcing might occur. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for maintenance or repair, they shall be guarded to protect unqualified persons from contact with the live parts.    On September 21, 2017, a maintenance tech employee was exposed to an electric shock hazard when he opened a metal panel cover to a Trane heating pump unit with energized 460 Volt AC electrical circuits/parts without using protective shields, protective barriers or insulating materials to protect him against contact and electric shock while looking inside at the diagnostic trouble codes to determine what the possible problem was on the unit and how to fix it.