OSHA Inspection: OPUS PRIME SOLUTIONS, LLC

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees were operating aerial lift(s) in order to replace/ install pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, while wearing a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS), wherein the system(s) were rigged such that during a fall, the employee would have free fallen more than 6 feet and/ or the system(s) were rigged such that the employee would have contacted the lower level; therefore exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used.  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees were operating aerial lift(s) in order to replace/ install pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, while wearing a Personal Fall Arrest System (PFAS), wherein the employer did not ensure that each employee had been trained, by a Competent person qualified in the use and operation of personal fall arrest systems, in subject areas such as PFAS limitations/ minimum fall height, and the nature of fall hazards in the work area, nor did the employer ensure that a Competent and Qualified person evaluated the fall protection knowledge and skills of trainees through written testing and performance assessments; therefore exposing the employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(a): Controls that were to be deactivated during the course of work on energized or de-energized equipment or circuits were not tagged:  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not ensure that the controls that were to be deactivated during the course of work on energized or de-energized equipment or circuits were tagged; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.417(b): Equipment or circuits that were de-energized were not rendered inoperative:  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not ensure that the equipment or circuits were de-energized/ were rendered inoperative; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not de-energizing and ground the circuits or effectively guard the circuits by insulation or other means; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not use an electrical detection instrument/ did not ensure that the light fixture wiring/ electrical power supply was not energized; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions:  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not use/ did not wear protective leather gloves over rubber electrical protective gloves while using an electrical detection instrument to ensure that the light fixture wiring/ electrical power supply was not energized; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees, prior to the replacing/ installing recessed type ceiling light fixtures, and pole mounted light fixtures/ parking lot lights, did not use/ did not wear electrical protective helmets while working below potentially energized light fixtures and related wiring/ performing LOTO; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

Nov 19, 2021

Abate by

Dec 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,461 · Current $5,461

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(d)(1): Except as provided by paragraphs (d)(2) through (d)(6) of this section, the protective equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), used to comply with this part, was not provided by the employer at no cost to employees.  a. On or about 07/23/2021, employees were using an electrical detection instrument/ performing LOTO, to ensure that the light fixture wiring/ electrical power supply was not energized, during which time the employer did not provide, at no cost to the employees, electrical protective helmets, nor protective leather gloves, nor rubber electrical protective gloves; therefore exposing the employees to an electrocution hazard.