OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO SWITCHBOARD, LLC DBA SPARKSTONE ELECTRICAL GROUP

Issued

2024-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $8000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  On or about May 8, 2024, the employer failed to provide a competent person to conduct frequent and regular inspections at remote work sites, exposing an employee to a 34kV arc flash/ blast.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2024-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  On or about May 8, 2024, the employer failed to instruct an employee on the recognition and avoidance of the hazards associated with testing an energized 34.5 kV distribution line,  exposing the employee to an arc flash/ blast.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2024-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.28(a):The employer is responsible for requiring the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees.  On or about May 8, 2024, the employer failed to require an employee to wear the proper personal protective equipment during the testing of a 34kV energized distribution line, exposing the employee to an arc flash/ blast.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2024-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is 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.  On or about May 8, 2024, the employer failed to provide Personal Protective Equipment for face, head, and extremities for an employee working on an energized 34kV switchgear, exposing the employee to arc flash/ blast.      Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

2024-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-10-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $11000.00 Reduced

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.  On or about May 8, 2024, the employer failed to ensure an employee was protected from an electrical shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively, exposing the employee to arc flash/ blast.  Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).