OSHA Inspection: NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORPORATION

Issued

Nov 17, 2023

Abate by

Jan 8, 2024

Penalty

Initial $15,625 · Current $9,375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.269(l)(3)(iii)(C)  The employee is insulated from any other exposed conductive object in accordance with the requirements for live-line barehand work in paragraph (q)(3) of this section.  1910.269(l)(3)(iii)(B)  The energized part is insulated from the employee and from any other conductive object at a different potential, or  1910.269(l)(3)(iii)(A)  The employee is insulated from the energized part (rubber insulating gloves or rubber insulating gloves and sleeves worn in accordance with paragraph (l)(4) of this section constitutes insulation of the employee from the energized part upon which the employee is working provided that the employee has control of the part in a manner sufficient to prevent exposure to uninsulated portions of the employee's body), or 29 CFR 1910.269(l)(3)(iii): The employer did not ensure employees approached or took any conductive object, closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance.  a) At the work site, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Spofford Avenue, Dolgeville, NY 13329, on or before 5/25/2023, employees were exposed to electrical shock from an uninsulated hoist when the employees violated the Minimum Approach Distance (MAD) while reframing a previously set electrical pole.