OSHA Inspection: APAHOUSER INC

Issued

Feb 26, 2024

Abate by

Apr 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $3,387 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.   Location: In various locations throughout workshop areas.  a) On or about 10/26/2023,employees were exposed to fire and electric shock from the improper use of extension cords and power strips. Several extension cords were visible daisy-chained and coiled around permanent wire conduits above work benches in the assembly area of the workshop.   b) On or about 10/26/2023, employees were exposed to fire and electric shock from the improper use of extension cords and power strips. A retractable extension cord was daisy chained to another retractable extension cord which was connected to a main branch circuit hanging down in the silk screening area of the workshop.

Issued

Feb 26, 2024

Abate by

Apr 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(i)(B):For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the width of the working space in front of electrical equipment was less than the width of the equipment or 762 mm (30 inches), whichever was greater.   Location: Workshop wall adjacent to the quality assurance office.  On or about 10/26/2023, circuit breaker panels in the workshop were found to be inaccessible because equipment and boxes were stored in such a way that they obstructed the required minimum of 30 inches of working space in front of the panel.

Issued

Feb 26, 2024

Abate by

Apr 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electrical equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was in a passageway or general open space and was not suitably guarded when normally enclosed live parts were exposed for inspection or servicing.  Location: Metal workshop area perimeter wall  On or about 10/26/2023, employees were at risk of electrocution due to a flexible conduit with live exposed wires being wedged between the wall and solid wire conduit within two feet of a passageway.

Issued

Feb 26, 2024

Abate by

Apr 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i):Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy.  Location: Metal workshop area perimeter wall   On or about 10/26/2023, employees were at risk of electrocution due to an energized outlet box that was missing its cover. This box was mounted to the exterior wall inside the metal workshop area easily accessible from the area passageway.

Issued

Feb 26, 2024

Abate by

Apr 11, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(4):Portable fire extinguishers were not kept in their designated places when not being used.  Location: Throughout the workshop and warehouse area.  a) On or about 10/26/2023, two fire extinguishers were found on the floor in an unmarked location next to a door between a wall and main entry stairwell.   b) On or about 10/26/2023, a fire extinguisher was found on the floor below the designated location on a hanger mounted to a support pole near the silk screening area of the workshop.