A welder was electrocuted this past May while disassembling a live, 480-volt flexible cord.

He worked at Homeyer Precision Manufacturing in Marthasville, Missouri.

The company was cited for 11 serious and one other-than-serious safety violations. The proposed fines come to $59,000.

OSHA’s investigation found Homeyer failed to do the following:

• Train employees on electrical safe work practices.
• Isolate energy to machines and equipment.
• Provide personal protective equipment, including hand protection.
• Train and certify employees on procedures to prevent sudden machine start-up or unintentional operation, a process known as lockout/tagout.
• Install adequate machine guarding to avoid contact with moving parts.
• Provide insulated tools.
• Anchor machinery.
• Mark dies for mechanical presses.

You can view OSHA’s citations here.