OSHA Inspection: IM ELECTRIC, INCORPORATED

Issued

Oct 25, 2018

Abate by

Nov 29, 2018

Penalty

Initial $415 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:     IM Electric, Incorporated, failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:     Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date   01                                01b                                   08/15/2018   01                                02                                   08/15/2018   01                                03a                                   08/15/2018   01                                03b                                    08/15/18    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Aug 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $1,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(b)(2): Listed, labeled, or certified equipment was not installed and used in accordance with instructions included in the listing, labeling, or certification:    a)  On March 28, 2018, the receptacles and switches in units 1602 and 1603 were being suspended by their live conductors exposing the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 9, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  a)  On March 28, 2018, the receptacles and switches in units 1602 and 1603 were not mounted in junction boxes and provided with covers exposing the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 9, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(E):  Lamps used in temporary wiring for general illumination were not protected from accidental contact or breakage:      a)  On March 27, 2018, the lights in units 1602 and 1603 were not protected from accidental contact or breakage.

Issued

Aug 9, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(F): Temporary lights were suspended by their electric cords when such lights and cords were not designed for suspension:    a)  On March 27, 2018, lights in units 1602 and 1603 were hanging by the live conductors exposing the employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Aug 9, 2018

Abate by

Aug 15, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $2,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph:      a)  On March 27, 2018, employees were exposed to the electrical hazards while performing work on live electrical panels in units 1602 and 1603, that did not have covers exposing them to accidental contact.     b)  On March 27, 2018, employees were exposed to electrical hazards where junction boxes in units 1602 and 1603 did not have covers exposing them to accidental contact.