COLUMBUS, OH —
OSHA Inspection: NEW RIVER ELECTRICAL CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of NEW RIVER ELECTRICAL CORPORATION in 3887 MARSHA DRIVE, COLUMBUS, OH 43207 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 342770062.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NEW RIVER ELECTRICAL CORPORATION
- Site address
- 3887 MARSHA DRIVE
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43207
- Mailing
- 15 CLOVERDALE PLACE, CLOVERDALE, VA 24077
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
- 1000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.961 B04 II
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2018
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.961(b)(4)(ii): Each crew shall independently comply with this section and, if there is no system operator in charge of the lines or equipment, shall have separate tags and coordinate deenergizing and reenergizing the lines and equipment with the other crews. a. On or before November 6, 2017 where employees were preparing an electrical cable for the installation of a pothead, the riser crew and the underground residential distribution crew did not independently ground and tag the cables when deenergizing and reenergizing the system, resulting in the hospitalization of an employee due to the resulting shock.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.961 C02
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.961(c)(2): Open disconnecting means. The employer shall ensure that all switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy may be supplied to the particular lines and equipment to be deenergized are open. The employer shall render such means inoperable, unless its design does not so permit, and then ensure that such means are tagged to indicate that employees are at work. a. On or before November 6, 2017 where employees were preparing an electrical cable for the installation of a pothead, the disconnecting means in the loop were not open, had not been made inoperable, and were not tagged, which resulted in serious injuries and hospitalization of an employee from electrical shock .
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.962 B
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.962(b): General. For any employee to work transmission and distribution lines or equipment as deenergized, the employer shall ensure that the lines or equipment are deenergized under the provisions of � 1926.961 and shall ensure proper grounding of the lines or equipment as specified in paragraphs (c) through (h) of this section. However, if the employer can demonstrate that installation of a ground is impracticable or that the conditions resulting from the installation of a ground would present greater hazards to employees than working without grounds, the lines and equipment may be treated as deenergized provided that the employer establishes that all of the following conditions apply: a. On or before November 6, 2017 where employees were preparing electrical cables for the installation of potheads, the ends of the cables were not grounded at the transformer, resulting in the connection of the cable at the transformer, resulting in the hospitalization of an employee as a result of the electrical shock.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
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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 342770062.
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