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29 CFR 1910.334(a)(4): Conductive work locations. Portable electric equipment and flexible cords used in highly conductive work locations (such as those inundated with water or other conductive liquids), or in job locations where employees are likely to contact water or conductive liquids, shall be approved for those locations: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A):Unless specifically permitted otherwise in paragraph (g)(1)(ii) of this section, flexible cords and cables may not be used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. To abate this violation, the employer must replace all instances where flexible cords and cables are being used as a substitute for the fixed wiring. Case Farms was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 77252, citation number 1, item number 19a, and was affirmed as a final order on May 16, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1818 County Road 160, Winesburg, Ohio 44690. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees from the electrical hazards. 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii): If there is a defect or evidence of damage that might expose an employee to injury, the defective or damaged item shall be removed from service, and no employee may use it until repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe have been made: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii): Identification of manufacturer and ratings. Electric equipment may not be used unless the following markings have been placed on the equipment: Other markings giving voltage, current, wattage, or other ratings as necessary: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1): Motors and appliances. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. To abate this violation the employer must ensure that each disconnecting means for motors and appliances is legibly marked to indicate its purpose. Case Farms was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 77252, citation number 1, item number 14, and was affirmed as a final order on May 16, 2013, with respect to a workplace located at 1818 County Road 160, Winesburg, Ohio 44690. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including a description of how these steps protect its employees from the electrical hazards. 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating: The employer allows the use of damaged electrical parts. Several instances of this violation were most recently observed at 1818 County Road 160 in Winesburg, Ohio, and are listed as follows: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.333(a): "General." Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.335(b)(1): Safety signs and tags. Safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags shall be used where necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them, as required by 1910.145: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by this standard, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the following means: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels. 29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments: Wires exposed or improperly repaired; unmarked or mislabeled panels, disconnects and breakers; uncovered parts operating at 50+ volts; unclosed openings; missing covers; impermissible use of flexible cords; absence of cord strain relief; improperly sealed junction boxes; corroded disconnects; out lets with blocked ground prongs; absent grounding pins; improperly mounted panel boards; enclosures not installed to exclude moisture; flexible cords improperly repaired; uncovered receptacles; insufficiently accessible panels and disconnects; inadequate training and use of safe work practices; impermissible use of damaged equipment; improper use of equipment in hazardous areas; inadequate hazard warnings; unused openings and spaces inside panels.