A 38 year old miner was killed September 13, 2011, when he opened the 480 V feeder box and began to remove the leads.  He received a fatal shock.  He was working at a portable sand and gravel operation.  The full investigation has not yet been published. Click here to read more about the electrical mining [...]

OSHA inspectors identified deficiencies in the hazardous energy control program.  This program involves powering down and locking out machines’ power sources to prevent their unintended start up during maintenance.  Lockout procedures were not developed for tasks that resulted in recordable worker injuries, all lockout procedures were not inspected periodically and employees were not trained on lockout procedures. [...]

OSHA found one repeat, and 13 serious and two other-than-serious safety violations for exposing workers to a variety of grain hazards during bulk birdseed handling and packaging operations. The repeat violation involved improper electrical wiring.  Proposed penalties total $62,100. Click here to read about OSHA fines in Colorado Facility

While OSHA does not  have authority over the working conditions of military personnel, it does for civilian employees and contractors who work on military installations.  Violations included a lack of protective equipment available for workers who work on electrical panels.  OSHA has no authority over military bases but they will often invite OSHA to consult and provide [...]

Violations included exposing workers to electrical hazards by requiring them to climb a ladder and reach over with a wooden pole in order to use disconnect switches for battery chargers. Click here to read more about USPS OSHA Fine in West Palm Beach

Click the following links for details on 5 recent OSHA citations/fines for NEC violations 1. NEC Electrical Code Violation 2. NEC Electrical Code Violation 3. NEC Electrical Code Violation

A 25 year old Colorado man was electrocuted while trimming trees when the arm of his bucket came into contact with a high-voltage line.  The man was found unconscious in his bucket and was unable to be revived.  It appears the line slid under the bucket and came into contact with the arm. OSHA is [...]

OSHA has  issued six citations for willful safety violations and levied a $378K fine following an arc flash incident involving a wind farm technician.  The company failed to ensure that those technicians that were working in wind farm towers affixed their own energy isolation devices ( personal lock and tag devices) on the ground-level turbine switch gear [...]

The company, which provides servicing and maintenance for the wind tower industry, was cited for “exposing maintenance technicians to electrical hazards from the unexpected energization of transformers in three wind turbine towers.” OSHA issued  six citations for safety violations carrying up to $374K in fines, after a  wind farm employee was severly burned in 2010.  Most wind [...]

A Columbus OH scrap metal firm was fined $64,000 and issued 14 safety violations. Twelve of the violations were classified as  serious and included, among others, the failure to provide training in energy control procedures; failure to ensure safe electrical work practices were followed while troubleshooting, voltage testing, and maintenance of electrical circuits; failure to provide training on [...]