Since 2023, OSHA inspectors have visited Backbone Power Systems LLC in Ohio 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 17, 2024 on a referral, in Cincinnati.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $34,297; today they stand at $13,000, 62% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.
Among utility employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $0 penalty. Backbone Power Systems LLC averages $6,500 across 2 cited inspections.
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.
Mar 7, 2023, Liberty Township: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a piece of a utility pole. The employee climbed the adjacent new pole with pole climbers and used a chain saw to make the cut. The saw kicked back, resulting in lacerations to the employee's arm and chest that required hospitalization and surgery.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.