LOWER SALEM, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: WASHINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WASHINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. in 36200 PAW PAW RD, LOWER SALEM, OH 45745 (NAICS 221118). OSHA activity number 344717046.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WASHINGTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
- Site address
- 36200 PAW PAW RD
- City
- LOWER SALEM
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45745
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 800, MARIETTA, OH 45750
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221118
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 C01 II
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,277 · Current $3,277
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(c)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that the employee in charge conducted a job briefing that met paragraphs (c)(2) though (c)(4) of this section with the employees involved before they start each job. a) Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. located at 36200 Paw Paw Rd. Lower Salem, OH 45715: On and preceding March 31, 2020, the employer did not ensure that the on-site foreman in charge of the lineman crew conducted a job briefing which covered topics including but not limited to hazards associated with the job and energy source controls. A crew consisting of a foreman and two lineman were performing work on a section of electrical distribution line with the line not properly de-energized, tested and no ground was installed on the system the crew was performing work on. The following condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3277
1910.269 M03 II
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,277 · Current $3,277
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(m)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that all switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy might be supplied to the particular lines and equipment were de-energized / inoperable (i.e. open) and then did not ensure that such means were tagged to indicate that employees were at work: a) Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. located at 36200 Paw Paw Rd. Lower Salem, OH 45715: On and preceding March 31, 2020, the employer did not ensure that sources of electric energy which supplied lines being worked on were de-energized and then did not ensure that the system was tagged. A crew consisting of three lineman were performing work on a section of electrical distribution line with the line not properly de-energized/tagged, tested and no ground was installed on the system the crew was performing work on. The following condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3277
1910.269 N02
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,277 · Current $3,277
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(n)(2): For any employee to work transmission and distribution lines or equipment as deenergized, the employer did not ensure that the lines or equipment were deenergized under the provisions of paragraph (m) of this section and did not ensure proper grounding of the lines or equipment as specified in paragraphs (n)(3) through (n)(8) of this section: a) Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. located at 36200 Paw Paw Rd. Lower Salem, OH 45715: On and preceding March 31, 2020, the employer did not ensure that lines or equipment were deenergized and grounded for the work to be performed on the system. A crew consisting of three lineman were performing work on a section of electrical distribution line with the line not properly de-energized and no ground was installed on the system the crew was performing work on. The following condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3277
1910.269 N05
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2020
- Abate by
- May 27, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,277 · Current $3,277
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(n)(5): The employer did not ensure employees tested line and equipment to verify the absence of nominal voltage before installing grounds when previously installed grounds were not present. a) Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc. located at 36200 Paw Paw Rd. Lower Salem, OH 45715: On and preceding March 31, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees tested line and equipment to verify the absence of nominal voltage before installing grounds when previously installed grounds were not present. A crew consisting of three lineman were performing work on a section of electrical distribution line with the line not properly de-energized/tagged, tested and no ground was installed on the system the crew was performing work on. The following condition exposed the employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3277
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344717046.
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