OSHA Inspection: DARTPOINTS OPERATING COMPANY

Issued

2024-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $8067.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(1):Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative.  a. On or before May 14, 2024, the employer did not develop and implement an energy control program to protect employees performing servicing and maintenance on equipment.

Issued

2024-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8067.00 · Current $8067.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.333(a):"General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.  a. On or before May 14, 2024, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts such as testing, troubleshooting, installing branch circuits,  and other tasks in and around the electrical equipment in the data center, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection required nor was a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from shock, arc flash, or arc blast.   ABATEMENT NOTE: One method of abatement, among others, includes conducting a flash hazard analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace to determine the flash protection boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment as necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

2024-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.   a. On or before May 14, 2024, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts such as testing, troubleshooting, installing branch circuits, and other tasks in and around the electrical equipment in the data center, employees were not provided with training on electrical safety related work practices and the potential for arc flash/arc blast.

Issued

2024-08-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.137(c)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment shall be subjected to periodic electrical tests. Test voltages and the maximum intervals between tests shall be in accordance with Table I-4 and Table I-5.  a. On or before May 14, 2024, for employees who routinely perform work on or near energized parts such as testing, troubleshooting, installing branch circuits, and other tasks in and around the electrical equipment in the data center, gloves provided for electrical protection were not tested every 6 months as required by Table I-5.