OSHA Inspection: MOAH ELECTRIC, INC.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $5,668 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1): Live parts to which an employee may be exposed were not deenergized before the employee worked on or near them.    On or about January 11, 2020 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure all electrical equipment circuits were deenergized prior to employees working on or near the live or energized equipment.  Employees were exposed to electric shock and arc-flash hazards.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2): While an employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which were deenergized, the circuits energizing the parts were not locked out or tagged or both in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2):   The employer did not ensure all electrical equipment circuits were deenergized with a lock, a tag or both prior to employees working on or near the live or energized equipment.  Employees were exposed to electric shock and arc-flash hazards:   On or about January 10, 2020, and at times prior thereto, employees worked on a switch gear and relied on another company, Oncor Delivery, to deenergize or apply lockout/tagout devices which did not ensure employees were protected from all energized parts, and   On or about January 11, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure employees deenergized the equipment prior to opening a switch gear cabinet which exposed employees to an arch flash incident, and  On or about January 11, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure employees deenergized the equipment when a crew responded after an arch flash incident to finish repairing the switch gear.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $9,446 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(2): The employer did not ensure that only qualified persons were working on energized circuits and that qualified persons were familiar with the proper use of special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools      On or about January 11, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure employees who worked on a 480 volt switch gear was familiar with special precautionary techniques to work on particular switch gear equipment located in the mechanical room.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

Apr 29, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards were not provided with, and did not use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.       On or about January 11, 2020 and at times prior thereto, and at times thereafter, the employer did not ensure employees were provided and wore electrical personal protective equipment when opening an energized 480 volt electrical switch gear cabinet, exposing employees to arc flash hazards.      Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,429 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.137(c)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not periodically electrical tested. Test voltages and the maximum intervals between tests will be in accordance with Table I-4 and Table I-5.    On or about January 10, 2020, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure that insulated electrical rubber gloves were tested every six months.

Issued

Apr 8, 2020

Abate by

May 6, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    On or about January 10, 2020 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not assess the work place to determine if hazards were present and to determine the necessary PPE needed for safe work practices.