Power Electronics USA, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Florida.
OSHA opened it on Oct 25, 2023 on a referral, in Live Oak.
From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.
OSHA proposed $48,393 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $36,295, down 25%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.269, electric power generation, transmission, and distribution (4 items).
For context, across all utility employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $0. Power Electronics USA, Inc. averages $36,295 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Oct 23, 2023, Live Oak: Hospitalization · electrical burns, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On October 23, 2023, an employee was repairing a field-replaceable unit electrical board on an inverter at a solar panel substation. When the employee opened the cabinet of the electrical board, an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns to his hands, arms, and face.
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(b)(1)(ii)
(ii) For fixed work locations such as substations, the number of trained persons available shall be sufficient to ensure that each employee exposed to electric shock can be reached within 4 minutes by a trained person. However, where the existing number of employees is insufficient to meet this requirement (at a remote substation, for example), each employee at the work location shall be a trained employee.
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(2)(iv)(d)
(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.
29 CFR 1910.269(d)(6)(ii)
(ii) The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown shall be used to avoid any additional or increased hazards to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.
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