OSHA Inspection: POWER ELECTRIC LLC

Issued

2020-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. On or about October 22, 2020, an employee who was not a qualified person/one familiar with the electrical hazards involved and who were not instructed in the avoidance of electrical hazards invloved, were working near/within an opened/unguarded energized electrical cabinet/vault; therefore exposing the employees to an electrical shock/arc flash hazard.

Issued

2020-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 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, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.     a. On or about October 22, 2020, employees were working near/within an opened/unguarded energized electrical cabinet/vault, that which contained live/120 Volt bus bars and related components/wiring, during which the employee was not wearing the required personal protective equipment (PPE) and clothing, nor was the electrical circuit de-energized and grounded or effectively guarded by insulation or other means; therefore exposing the employees to an electrical shock/arc flash hazard.

Issued

2020-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 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 were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:  a. On or about October 22, 2020, an employee was working within an opened/unguarded energized electrical cabinet/vault; therefore exposing the employees to an electrical shock/arc flash hazard.

Issued

2020-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4048.00 · Current $2429.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a. On or about October 22, 2020, an employee/unqualified person was working near/within an electrical cabinet/vault, during which the electrical circuit was not de-energized and grounded or effectively guarded by insulation or other means; therefore exposing the employees to an electrical shock/arc flash hazard.