OSHA Inspection: GRNE-NELNET, LLC

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,046 · Current $6,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:   a) On or about August 31, 2023, in the solar field, the employer did not provide personal protective equipment training to employees required to troubleshoot electrical components.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.335(a)(1)(i): Employees working in areas where there were potential electrical hazards were not provided with electrical protective equipment that was appropriate for the specific parts of the body that needed to be protected and for the work being performed:  a. On or about August 31, 2023, at the addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure employees had appropriate protective equipment when working on an energized electrical cabinet. Employees were thereby exposed to hazards associated with electric shock.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:  a. On or about August 31, 2023, in a agricultural field, employees required to work around hazards, such as but not limited to electrical hazards were not provided with training to render first aid and emergency responders were not notified of the area in which employees were working.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $14,063 · Current $10,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:  a) On or about August 31, 2023, at the addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure employee(s) who were required to perform maintenance task that included working on electrical equipment and components were provided with training on electrical safety-related work practices, such as but not limited to electrical shock hazards, arc flash/blast hazards, and protective equipment for the face, hands, and body to protect against electrical hazards while working on or near energized conductors.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Jan 24, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(a)(1): "Deenergized parts." Live parts to which an employee may be exposed shall be deenergized before the employee works on or near them, unless the employer can demonstrate that deenergizing introduces additional or increased hazards or is infeasible due to equipment design or operational limitations. Live parts that operate at less than 50 volts to ground need not be deenergized if there will be no increased exposure to electrical burns or to explosion due to electric arcs. Note 1: Examples of increased or additional hazards include interruption of life support equipment, deactivation of emergency alarm systems, shutdown of hazardous location ventilation equipment, or removal of illumination for an area. Note 2: Examples of work that may be performed on or near energized circuit parts because of infeasibility due to equipment design or operational limitations include testing of electric circuits that can only be performed with the circuit energized and work on circuits that form an integral part of a continuous industrial process in a chemical plant that would otherwise need to be completely shut down in order to permit work on one circuit or piece of equipment. Note 3: Work on or near deenergized parts is covered by paragraph (b) of this section.  a. On or about August 31, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to ensure electrical equipment was deenergized prior to performing maintenance tasks inside the electrical panel, thereby exposing employees to the hazards of electrical shock and arc flash.

Issued

Jan 11, 2024

Abate by

Feb 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(b)(2): While an employee was exposed to contact with parts of fixed electric equipment or circuits which were deenergized, the circuits energizing the parts were not locked out or tagged or both in accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (b) of 29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2):  a) On or about August 31, 2023, at the addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure employee(s) who were required to perform maintenance task that included working on electrical equipment and components were provided with training regarding Lockout Tagout.