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AC-DC Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Encinal, Texas · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

1inspections
2citation items
$3,499current penalties
Feb 20, 2020last inspection

AC-DC Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Feb 20, 2020 on a referral, in Encinal.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,831 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,499, down 40%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. AC-DC Inc averages $3,499 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

AC-DC Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344646153 OPENED FEB 20, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2022

Mile Marker 29 27.90583 N, -99.39367 W, Encinal, TX 78019 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 19, 2020: Employee falls from canopy and suffers fractures to face an

At 2:15 p.m. on February 19, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was working in a canopy installing connections to a sign over a border patrol check point station vehicle lane. Employee #1 stepped on an entry latch to the canopy area and fell more than 17 feet to the ground. Employee #1 suffered fractures to the face and arms and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$5,398$3,239Apr 22, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$433$260Apr 22, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)

(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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