OSHA Inspection: NAES

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(a)(2)(iv):The employer did not determine that each employee is complying with all required safety related work practices by regular supervision and annual inspections.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash, electric burns and electric fire.  The employer failed to provide regular supervision during electrical-related work practices that include, but are not limited to, opening and closing 4160 volt switchgear breaker assemblies and performing work on the assemblies, to ensure the employees complied with all safety related work practices.  The employer routinely assigned tasks to IC&E Technicians involving electrical equipment without ensuring they complied with all safety-related work practices.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(c)(5):An employee working alone need not conduct a job briefing. However, the employer is required to ensure that the tasks to be performed are planned as if a briefing were required.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, and arc flash.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by failing to ensure that the tasks associated with working on or near live electrical equipment located inside 120 volt and 4160 volt breaker cabinets were planned as if a job briefing were conducted.  Aspects associated with job briefings that include but are not limited to, hazards related to the work, personal protective equipment requirements, energy source controls, and special precautions to be taken, were not planned prior to employees performing work on the breaker cabinets.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(l)(2)(i)(C): Except as provided in paragraph (l)(2)(ii) of this section, at least two employees were not present while an employee performed the following types of work: Installation, removal, or repair of equipment, such as transformers, capacitors, and regulators, if the employee is exposed to contact with parts energized at more than 600 volts.   On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, and arc flash.  The employer exposed the employees to these hazards by allowing an IC&E Technician to perform work on an energized 4160 volt switchgear breaker cabinet without at least two employees present.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(d)(2)(iv):  The procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, responsibility, authorization, rules, and techniques to be applied to the control of hazardous energy, and the measures to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:   On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash, electric burns and electric fire.  The employer exposed IC&E and operations technician employees to these hazards by failing to establish complete procedures for the control of hazardous energy, that include but are not limited to, clear and specific steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing the hazardous energy related to 4160 volt breaker cabinets.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(l)(3)(iii):The employer did not ensure that no employee approached or took any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance, unless provisions described in (l) (3) (iii) (A) - (C) were followed:  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash, and electric burns.  The employer exposed IC&E technicians to these hazards by failing to ensure that the employees did not take any conductive objects, to include flashlights, closer to exposed energized parts within the 4160 volt circuit breaker cabinets than the employer's established minimum approach distance for the electrical equipment.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(l)(5)(ii):When an employee performs work near exposed parts energized at more than 600 volts, but not more than 72.5 kilovolts, and is not wearing rubber insulating gloves, being protected by insulating equipment covering the energized parts, performing work using live-line tools, or performing live-line bare hand work under paragraph (q)(3) of this section, the employee must work from a position where he or she cannot reach into the minimum approach distance, established by the employer under paragraph (l)(3)(i) of this section.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash and electric burns.  The employer exposed IC&E technicians to these hazards by failing to prevent them from working from a position where they could reach into the minimum approach distance associated with the 4160 volt breaker cabinets during troubleshooting and maintenance activities without the use of such protective measures as rubber insulating gloves.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(l)(8)(iii):The employer failed to ensure that each employee exposed to electric arc hazards wears protective clothing with a arc rating designed to provide the necessary protection.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash, electric burns and electric fire.  The employer exposed IC&E technicians to these hazards by failing to prevent them from working near energized electrical equipment located within a 4160 switchgear breaker cabinet while wearing clothing that could melt into their skin, ignite, or continue to burn due to the electric arc hazards posed by the switchgear equipment.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(l)(8)(v):The employer did not ensure that each employee exposed to hazards from electric arcs wore protective clothing and other protective equipment that had an arc rating greater than or equal to the heat energy estimated under paragraph (l)(8)(ii) of this section whenever that estimate exceeded 2.0 Cal/cm2.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash and electric burns.  The employer exposed IC&E technicians to these hazards by failing to ensure that they wore arc rated protective clothing and equipment appropriate for working near exposed energized electrical equipment within the 4160 volt breaker cabinets that posed electric arc hazards.

Issued

2026-04-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16550.00 · Current $16550.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.269(v)(1)(ii):No interlock or other safety device may be modified to defeat its function, except for test, repair, or adjustment of the device.  On or about December 20th, 2025, at a worksite located at 25111 East 175th Street Pleasant Hill, MO 64080, employees were exposed to electrical hazards that include, but are not limited to, electrocution, electric shock, arc flash, electric burns and electric fire.  The employer exposed IC&E technicians to these hazards by allowing them to bypass safety devices, that include but are not limited to, interlocks on a 4160 volt circuit breaker cabinet, while performing electrical troubleshooting and maintenance activities near the energized electrical components housed within the cabinet.