OSHA Inspection: JOS H LOWENSTEIN & SONS INC.

Issued

2020-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $5050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i): Metal raceways, cable trays, cable armor, cable sheath, enclosures, frames, fittings, and noncurrent-carrying parts that are to serve as grounding conductors, with or without the use of supplementary equipment grounding conductors, were not effectively bonded where necessary to ensure electrical continuity and did not have the capacity to conduct safely any fault current likely to have been imposed on them.    Location: 420 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn; in the Fur Lab    On or about 1/3/2020,    a) The metallic casings of electrical equipment were not continuously bonded.

Issued

2020-06-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(iii)(C): A fitting is not provided on each end of the raceway to protect the cable from abrasion.   Location: 420 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn; in the Fur Lab  On or about 1/3/2020,  a) The conductors connected to the Speed Controller were not installed with any fitting to provide strain relief.

Issued

2020-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-06-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $5050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(j)(4)(vii): Motors, motor control apparatus, and motor branch circuit conductors were not protected against overheating due to motor overloads or failure to start and against short-circuits or ground faults.    Location: 420 Morgan Ave, Brooklyn, NY; in the Fur Lab    On or about 1/3/2020,    a) A light switch was used for motor control operation.