Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: ELECTRIC

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of: (a) Location - Dipping tank area: On or about 9/19/06, employees standing on a damp wood slat flooring were in the vicinity of equipment plugged into 120 volt non-GFCI protected receptacles, exposing them to electric shock or electrocution, at the following receptacle locations: 1. Waste treatment area, receptacle on wall facing west, pump controller plugged in. 2. Wrapping area, receptacle overhead with fluorescent light plugged into it. 3. Just north of wrapping area, receptacle overhead, next to sodium stearate/sulfuric acid tank, with fan plugged into it. 4. East wall next to sodium stearate/sulfuric acid tank, with timer plugged into it. 5. East side aisle 1, next to sodium hydroxide tank and tank that used to be zinc chloride tank. One feasible and useful method to abate this hazard is to ensure that all 120 volt receptacles are GFCI protected.s