SANDWICH, MA —
OSHA Inspection: EVERSOURCE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EVERSOURCE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY in STATION 980 TUPPER RD., SANDWICH, MA 02563 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 344368675.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EVERSOURCE ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY
- Site address
- STATION 980 TUPPER RD.
- City
- SANDWICH
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02563
- Mailing
- 107 SELDEN ST., BERLIN, CT 06037
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
- 221122
- Employees
- 8084
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.950 B01 I
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.950(b)(1)(i): Each employee shall be trained in, and familiar with, the safety-related work practices, safety procedures, and other safety requirements in this subpart that pertain to his or her job assignments. Location: the yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019 employees were exposed to electrical hazards, where the employees were not trained in, and familiar with, the present grounding cable assembly requirements for substation buss voltages in the canal switch station.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1926.950 D03
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.950(d)(3): 29 CFR 1926.950 (d)(3): The presence of hazardous induced voltages had not been determined before work on or near the lines or equipment is started: Location: The yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019 employees were exposed to electrical hazards, where induced voltages had not been determined before work on or near the lines or equipment was started.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Oct 20, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $13,494
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: Location: The yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019, a grounding cable was clamped to a mechanically incorrect grounding clamp, posing a risk that if the cable were to fall out of the grounding clamp without the hot end first being removed with a live line tool and without the employee wearing gloves protective against the current created by the voltage induced in the line, the employee would be exposed to a recognized hazard causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm, contrary to section 5(a)(1) of the Act.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $13494
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.960 C01 III A
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.960(c)(1)(iii)(A): Employees were not insulated from energized parts through the use of rubber insulating gloves or rubber insulating gloves and sleeves worn in accordance with paragraph (c)(2) of this section: Location: The yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019 an employee received an electrical shock, where the employer or a team leader did not ensure the employee was insulated from energized parts through the use of rubber insulating gloves and sleeves.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1926.966 F03
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.966(f)(3): Temporary removal of guards. Before guards are removed from energized equipment, the employer shall install barriers around the work area to prevent employees who are not working on the equipment, but who are in the area, from contacting the exposed live parts. Location: The yard @ Station 980, Tupper Rd. East Sandwich, MA On or about October 8, 2019 employees were exposed to electrical hazards, where the employer did not ensure barriers were properly installed around the work area to prevent employees who were not working on the equipment from entering the area.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
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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 344368675.
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