OSHA Inspection: WAVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

Issued

2024-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

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:    On or about 11/7/23, Victor Matherly was not trained or qualified in electrical safety recognition so he could identify and avoid electrical hazards.

Issued

2024-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

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:    In the Alternative:   29 CFR  1910.332(b)(2):  Employees who were not qualified persons were not trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by 29 CFR 1910.331 through 29 CFR 1910.335, but which were necessary for their safety:    a) On or about 11/7/23, Omar Hernandez was not trained or qualified in electrical safety recognition so he could identify and avoid electrical hazards.  b) On or about 11/7/23, Ashley Quesada was not trained or qualified in electrical safety recognition so she could identify and avoid electrical hazards.  c) On or about 11/7/23, Lester Losada was not trained or qualified in electrical safety recognition so he could identify and avoid electrical hazards.  d) On or about 11/7/23, Alexander Pantoja was not trained or qualified in electrical safety recognition so he could identify and avoid electrical hazards.

Issued

2024-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1):  No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.  In the Alternative:  29 CFR  1910.333(a):  Safety-related work practices were not employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work was performed near or on equipment or circuits which were or could be energized.      On or about 11/7/23, the employer permitted an employee to work in close proximity to an energized electric power circuit without protecting the employee from electric shock hazards.

Issued

2024-05-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $6452.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(3): Before work was begun the employer did not ascertain by inquiry or 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 physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.  The employer did not post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit existed.  The employer did not advise employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken:  In the Alternative:  29 CFR  1910.333(b)(2)(iv)(B):  A qualified person did not use test equipment to test the circuit elements and electrical parts of equipment to which employees will be exposed and shall verify that the circuit elements and equipment parts are deenergized:    On or about 11/7/23, the employer began work without determining if employees could contact any part of an energized circuit and did not post warning signs and advise employees of the location of the circuit, hazards, and protective measures they need to take.