OSHA Inspection: SULLIVAN & MERRITT CONSTRUCTORS, INC.

Issued

Jul 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $13,574 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  ER17 MCC29-F2D - The employer did not adequately instruct or train an employee of the potential arc flash hazards related to installing ground lugs in the Cuttler Hammer motor carrier control unit (MCC), resulting in an arc flash explosion injuring an employee.

Issued

Jul 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $13,574 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact.  ER17 MCC29-F2D -� The employer did not ensure employees used the appropriate personal protective equipment needed to protect them from arc flash injuries while installing a ground lug in a motor control center.

Issued

Jul 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $15,970 · Current $15,970

General-duty citation text

29 CFR�1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work: ��  Control Room ER17, MCC29-F2D - An employee contacted an energized 480-volt bus bar while drilling a quarter-inch hole in a ground bar in the bottom compartment of an energized motor control center.

Issued

Jul 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR�1926.416(a)(3): The employer began work without determining if employees could contact any part of an energized circuit and did not post warning signs and advise employees of the location of the circuit, hazards, and protective measures they need to take.�  Control Room ER17, MCC29-F2D The employer failed to determine if employees could contact any energized circuits before assigning employees to install ground lugs in a live Cuttler Hammer MCC unit.