OSHA Inspection: RIDLEY ELECTRIC CO. INC.

Issued

2020-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9446.00 · Current $5000.00 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)  At the jobsite, on or about 5/15/20:  Employees were not protected from electric shock while working in a cabinet that had live parts operating at 760 volts DC.  The circuits in the cabinet were not de-energized or guarded effectively.  Employees were performing tasks including, but not limited to, cutting a bus bar and feeding cable into the cabinet.

Issued

2020-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  At the jobsite, on or about 5/15/20:  Employees were not protected from electric shock while working in a cabinet that had live parts operating at 760 volts DC.  The circuits in the cabinet were not tested prior to work, to determine the hazard that resulted in an electrocution.  Employees were performing tasks including, but not limited to, cutting a bus bar, feeding and landing cable inside the cabinet.

Issued

2020-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-11-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6747.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step:  a)  At the jobsite, on or about 5/15/20:  An employee stood on the top and top step of a 10 foot step ladder to feed cable through an opening in the ceiling of the space below the cabinet where they were landing cable.