OSHA Inspection: SIR ELECTRIC LLC

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    A) 41 Spring St New Providence, NJ 07974 Electrical Room    The employer failed to do a hazard assessment and did not provided employees with any electrical hazard training while working on an energized breaker panel rated at 480 volts.       Occurred on or about 05/24/2020

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided and or used.    A) 41 Spring St New Providence, NJ 07974 Electrical Room: Employees were not provided with personal protective equipment  to protect their face and body while working on a energized breaker panel rated at 480 volts.      Occurred on or about 05/24/2020

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1735.00 · Current $1600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.97(c)(2)(ii): Insulating equipment shall be inspected for damage before each day's use and immediately following any incident that can reasonably be suspected of causing damage. Insulating gloves shall be given an air test, along with the inspection.      A) 41 Spring St New Providence, NJ 07974 Electrical Room    Employer failed to instruct employees to inspect electrically rated rubber gloves daily.      Occurred on or about 05/24/2020

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:    A) 41 Spring St New Providence, NJ 07974    The employer allowed employees to work on a breaker panel rated at 420-480 volts with the exterior cover removed while the equipment was energized.    Occurred on or about 05/24/2020

Issued

2020-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employee(s) were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits that were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:    A) 41 Spring St New Providence, NJ 07974/Electrical Room/420-480 Volts panel: Employees were not provided with insulated tools or handling equipment, or both, when working inside the restricted approach boundary of exposed energized electrical conductors or circuit parts where tools or handling equipment might make unintentional contact.       Occurred on or about 05/24/2020