Charter Communications: OSHA inspections and violations
Burleson, Texas · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210
3inspections
4citation items
$18,826current penalties
Oct 21, 2021last inspection
Since 2002, OSHA inspectors have visited Charter Communications in Texas 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Oct 21, 2021 on a referral, in Austin.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $35,328; today they stand at $18,826, 47% less.
The rule cited most here is 1926.501 (fall protection in construction), 2 times.
Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Charter Communications averages $6,913 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Charter Communications also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Sep 1, 2021: Employee breaks kneecap in fall through attic ceiling
At 10:00 a.m. on September 1, 2021, an employee working for a telecommunications carrier was climbing into an attic from a ladder, The employee stepped on plywood that was not secured to the framing and fell through the ceiling drywall to the lower level. The employee was hospitalized to treat a broken right knee cap.
Incident on Jun 5, 2017: Employee installing cable incurs fractures in fall through f
At 8:30 p.m. on June 5, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a telecommunications company, was working at a multifamily residential building. He was in an attic and performing a cable installation. Employee #1 fell through the attic floor and landed on a stairwell, a fall height of 12 feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple fractured ribs.
Incident on Apr 5, 2002 (fatal): Employee dies falling from bucket truck
On April 5, 2002, Employee #1 was working inside a bucket truck approximately 18 feet high. The door came open, and he fell out of the bucket. He died at the sc ene.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the El Paso site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 634 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
TX_ el Paso_ 1359 Lomaland DR_79935
El Paso · 2025
634
1
0
0.2
0.5
TX_ Austin_ 2401-2433 Rutland Dr_78758
Austin · 2025
524
2
0
0.4
0.5
TX_ EL PASO_ 7010 Airport Rd_79906
El Paso · 2025
526
4
1
0.7
0.5
TX_ Austin_ 12012 N Mopac Expy_78758
Austin · 2025
441
1
1
0.2
0.5
TX_El Paso_11950 Don Haskins Dr_TX024100
El Paso · 2024
665
4
0
0.6
0.5
TX_El Paso_1359 Lomaland Drive_54835001
El Paso · 2024
646
1
1
0.2
0.5
TX_Austin_2433 Rutland Dr._AUSRTL20
Austin · 2024
534
3
1
0.6
0.5
TX_El Paso_7010 Airport Rd._PA117210
El Paso · 2024
471
2
1
0.4
0.5
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jun 16, 2025, Burleson: Hospitalization · fractures · knee(s)
On June 16, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., an employee was ascending an 8-foot A-frame ladder to look inside an attic opening of a customer's garage. The employee was three rungs from the top when he fell 5 feet to the ground, resulting in a displaced fracture of his femur in the back of his knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Sep 1, 2025 to Feb 1, 2026
EL PASO
1
0
$0
$0
Nov 5, 2024 to Apr 9, 2025
El Paso
1
0
$0
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) Training. Employers shall provide training in the various precautions and safe practices described in this section and shall insure that employees do not engage in the activities to which this section applies until such employees have received proper training in the various precautions and safe practices required by this section. However, where the employer can demonstrate that an employee is already trained in the precautions and safe practices required by this section prior to his employment, training need not be provided to that employee in accordance with this section. Where training is required, it shall consist of on-the-job training or classroom-type training or a combination of both. The employer shall certify that employees have been trained by preparing a certification record which includes the identity of the person trained, the signature of the employer or the person who
29 CFR 1910.268(e)
(e) Tools and personal protective equipment—Generally. Personal protective equipment, protective devices and special tools needed for the work of employees shall be provided and the employer shall ensure that they are used by employees. Before each day's use the employer shall ensure that these personal protective devices, tools, and equipment are carefully inspected by a competent person to ascertain that they are in good condition.
(2) The employer shall determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees are to work have the strength and structural integrity to support employees safely. Employees shall be allowed to work on those surfaces only when the surfaces have the requisite strength and structural integrity.
Other electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors employers in Texas
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