OSHA Inspection: SMERKERS ELECTRIC INC.

Issued

2026-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3972.00 · Current $3178.00 Reduced

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:   a) On or about August 04, 2025, at jobsite location 9200 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation FL 33324, Jacaranda Country Club, Palm Room Kitchen, the employer did not ensure that electrical circuits were deenergized nor that electrical protective equipment such as rubber insulating gloves were used to insulate the employees before employees worked on an energized circuit, thereby exposing employees to an electrocution hazard.

Issued

2026-01-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a):Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, were not provided:  a) On or about August 04, 2025, at jobsite location 9200 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation FL 33324, Jacaranda Country Club, Palm Room Kitchen, the employer did not ensure employees used electrical protective voltage-rated insulating gloves or other protective equipment such as rubber insulating gloves nor that the circuits were deenergized before employees worked on an energized circuit, thereby exposing employees to an electrocution hazard.