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Bear Communications, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130

1inspections
1citation items
$9,700current penalties
Jul 11, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Bear Communications, LLC once in Wisconsin.

The inspection began on Jul 11, 2018 on a referral, in Sun Prairie.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $12,934 and now stand at $9,700, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Bear Communications, LLC averages $9,700 (1 cited inspection).

Bear Communications, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343289724 OPENED JUL 11, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Mar 25, 2019

North Bristol Street And W Main Street, Sun Prairie, WI 53590 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(2) · Excavations
Serious$12,934$9,700Jan 4, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(b)(2)

(2) Utility companies or owners shall be contacted within established or customary local response times, advised of the proposed work, and asked to establish the location of the utility underground installations prior to the start of actual excavation. When utility companies or owners cannot respond to a request to locate underground utility installations within 24 hours (unless a longer period is required by state or local law), or cannot establish the exact location of these installations, the employer may proceed, provided the employer does so with caution, and provided detection equipment or other acceptable means to locate utility installations are used.

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