Inspection 347162810 OPENED DEC 13, 2023Closed
1601 Northwestern Dr., Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79912 · Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Schneider Electric 4 times in Texas since 2015.
The latest one began on Dec 13, 2023 after a complaint, in El Paso.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,000 and still stand at $7,000.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Schneider Electric averages $7,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Schneider Electric also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Inspection 346845860 OPENED JUL 20, 2023Closed
1601 Northwestern Dr., Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79912 · Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340996966 OPENED OCT 20, 2015Closed
1601 Northwestern Dr., Suite 100, El Paso, TX 79912 · Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340489210 OPENED MAR 23, 2015Closed
2101 Pelican Road, Shepherd, TX 77371 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 16, 2015 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted while testing transformer
At 6:00 p.m. on March 16, 2015, an employee was testing a high voltage transformer. The employee was using a Dobel M400 to test a transformer that had been de-energized and locked/tagged out. At some point an unknown amount of electricity entered and exited the employees lower back and leg. This accident was reported as an apparent heart attack. Nearly a week after the initial report, a representative of the employee's family sent OSHA a preliminary medical examiners report that indicated that employee had been electrocuted. electrocuted.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.269(o)(3)(i) · Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 27, 2015 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the El Paso site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 529 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 136 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric El Paso · 2023 | 529 | 5 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Schneider Electric Plant 4 El Paso · 2023 | 372 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Schneider Electric Plant 2 El Paso · 2023 | 383 | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Schneider Electric Plant 3 El Paso · 2023 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
The rules behind these citations
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(o)(3)(i)
(3) Safeguarding of test areas. (i) The employer shall provide safeguarding within test areas to control access to test equipment or to apparatus under test that could become energized as part of the testing by either direct or inductive coupling and to prevent accidental employee contact with energized parts.
Other switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing employers in Texas
- Motor Controls Inc. Dallas · 1 citation · $5,675
- Amran, LLC Sugar Land · 9 citations · $19,100
- Alamo Transformer Supply Co Houston · 20 citations · $30,000
- Vantran Industries, Inc. Waco · 6 citations · $24,135
- Regal Beloit America, Inc. Mcallen · 12 citations · $62,035
- Schneider Electric USA, Inc. Laredo · 1 citation · $10,426
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.