OSHA has inspected Abb, Inc. once in Georgia.
The inspection began on Oct 28, 2015 as part of a related case, in Cartersville.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $10,780 and now stand at $5,390, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.269.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Abb, Inc. averages $5,390 (1 cited inspection).
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.269 · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution
29 CFR 1910.269(a)(3)(ii)(a)
(A) The contract employer shall ensure that each of its employees is instructed in the hazardous conditions relevant to the employee's work that the contract employer is aware of as a result of information communicated to the contract employer by the host employer under paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section.
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(8)(ii)
(ii) When servicing or maintenance is performed by a crew, craft, department, or other group, they shall use a procedure which affords the employees a level of protection equivalent to that provided by the implementation of a personal lockout or tagout device. Group lockout or tagout devices shall be used in accordance with the procedures required by paragraphs (d)(2)(iii) and (d)(2)(iv) of this section including, but not limited to, the following specific requirements:
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(8)(iv)
(iv) Whenever outside servicing personnel are to be engaged in activities covered by paragraph (d) of this section, the on-site employer and the outside employer shall inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures, and each employer shall ensure that his or her personnel understand and comply with restrictions and prohibitions of the energy control procedures being used.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
