LAKEWOOD, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: BERKOWATTS ELECTRIC, LLC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BERKOWATTS ELECTRIC, LLC. in 600 JAMES STREET, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 343995247.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BERKOWATTS ELECTRIC, LLC.
- Site address
- 600 JAMES STREET
- City
- LAKEWOOD
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08701
- Mailing
- 120 - 4RTH STREET, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 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: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: Company employees were not trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions to include but not limited to those associated with the preventing injuires and electrical exposure when working on and around open enclosures containing live bus bars feeding a 480 Volt disconnect without the use of the proper personal protective equipment, lock out/tag out procedures, tools specifically designed for electrical work, etc. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 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: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: A company employee was not protected against electrical shock when working on and around an open enclosure containing live bus bars feeding a 480 Volt disconnect without the use of the proper personal protective equipment. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.403 I02 I
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i): Live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, nor by any of the means listed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: A company employee received electrical shock and burn injuries when working on and around an open, enclosure containing live bus bars feeding a 480 Volt disconnect whose live parts were not guarded against accidental contact. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: A company employee was not protected against electrical shock when working on and around an open, enclosure containing live bus bars feeding a 480 Volt disconnect. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.416 A03
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: The employer did not ascertain whether any part of an energized electric power circuit within an electrical cabinet was located so that any person or tool could make physical contact within it. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.417 A
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.417(a): Controls that were to be deactivated during the course of work on energized or de-energized equipment or circuits were not tagged: a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: The employer did not tag out circuits during their course of work on energized or de-energized equipment. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Abate by
- Penalty
- Initial $9282.00 · Current $6000.00 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a- 600 James Street, Lakewood NJ: An employee exposed to fall hazards, in excess of 20 feet to the ground surface below, when overseeing the landing of solar panels and their associated equipment when standing at and near the unprotected edges of a commercial buildings roof without the use of fall protection equipment. Condition observed on or about 05/07/19. NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1000.00 IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6000
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343995247.