OSHA Inspection: CHESTNUT ELECTRIC CORPORATION

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.403(d)(1): Mounting. Electric equipment shall be firmly secured to the surface on which it is mounted. Wooden plugs driven into holes in masonry, concrete, plaster, or similar materials shall not be used.    50 Cowles Avenue, Rye, NY - 2nd Floor:   Employees were plugging into a junction box that was not mounted; on or about 7/7/15.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers:  50 Cowles Avenue, Rye, NY -2nd Floor:   Employees provided power to a electric drill that they used by plugging an extension cord into a live junction box that was missing a cover; on or about 7/7/15.

Issued

2015-08-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes more than six feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a)  50 Cowles Avenue, Rye, NY - Attic:   An employee working in the attic was not protected against falling through a floor hole approximately 8 feet 9 inches from the attic to the 2nd floor below; on or about 7/7/15.