Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100269 L03 III Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.
Inspection Nr: 1598201.015
Citation: 01002A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: Corrected During Inspection
Initial Penalty: $14,502.00
Current Penalty: $14,502.00
Issuance Date: 11/17/2022
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date:
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0134000
Contest Date:
Final Order: 12/16/2022
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 12/16/2022 | $14,502.00 | Serious | ||
Penalty | Z: Issued | 11/17/2022 | $14,502.00 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002A Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(3)(iii): The employer shall ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance, unless: [A] The employee is insulated from the energized part (rubber insulating gloves or rubber insulating gloves and sleeves worn in accordance with paragraph (l)(4) of this section constitutes insulation of the employee from the energized part upon which the employee is working provided that the employee has control of the part in a manner sufficient to prevent exposure to uninsulated portions of the employee's body), or [B] The energized part is insulated from the employee and from any other conductive object at a different potential, or [C] The employee is insulated from any other exposed conductive object in accordance with the requirements for live-line bare hand work in paragraph (q)(3) of this section. (a) Location - 500 Salem Street, Medford, MA On or about 05/26/2022, an employee was exposed to live electrical components in a transformer that was not insulated to protect the employee from electrocution.