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Chris Reads: OSHA inspections and violations

Lafayette, Tennessee · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

1inspections
3citation items
$1,500current penalties
Oct 11, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Chris Reads in Tennessee one time.

It opened on Oct 11, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Lafayette.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,700; today they stand at $1,500, 44% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Chris Reads averages $1,500 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Chris Reads: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Tennessee · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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5 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 345572291 OPENED OCT 11, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 2022

935 Old Hwy 52, Lafayette, TN 37083 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 22, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed when electrocuted

At 2:36 p.m. on September 22, 2021, an employee was adding gas pipe to a new HVAC system. The employee leaned forward in front of an open panel and contacted a live electrical wire. The employee was killed due to electrocution.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$1,500$1,000Nov 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)1
 Other-than-serious$1,000$300Nov 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)2
 Other-than-serious$200$200Nov 23, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.

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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.