RC Power, Inc.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Santa Clara CA

OSHA has inspected RC Power, Inc. once in California.

The inspection began on Dec 14, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Santa Clara.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $48,600 and now stand at $27,000, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and RC Power, Inc. averages $27,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

RC Power, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341975175 OPENED DEC 14, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 39 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 2019

2050 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 14, 2016 (fatal): Employee installing a transformer is electrocuted

At 7:30 a.m. on November 14, 2016, an employee was working with a coworker to install anchor bolts inside of a Power Distribution Unit for a server network. While the employees were inside of the cabinet PDU4B2, an Employee #1 was exposed to 480 volts on the line-feed side of the breaker, by direct or arc field contact. Employee #2 was leaning on a transformer and received an undetermined amount of voltage. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 suffered an electrical burn on his right shoulder and was not hospitalized.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 2320.1(a)	Serious	$16,200	$16,200	Jun 9, 2017	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 2320.2(a)	Serious	$16,200	$2,700	Jun 9, 2017	Final
Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 2320.3	Serious	$16,200	$8,100	Jun 9, 2017	Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 2320.1

29 CFR 2320.2

29 CFR 2320.3

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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.

RC Power, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations