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Clear View Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Topeka, Kansas · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

1inspections
4citation items
$9,633current penalties
Jul 15, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Clear View Inc once in Kansas.

The inspection began on Jul 15, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Topeka.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $13,762 and now stand at $9,633, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Working near live electrical parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.333.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Clear View Inc averages $9,633 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Clear View Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342470986 OPENED JUL 15, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 1, 2018

5431 Sw 29th St, Topeka, KS 66604 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 12, 2017 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted while washing windows with extensio

At 12:20 p.m. on July 12, 2017, an employee was washing the third story window of the building while using an extension pole made of carbon. The pole came into contact with overhead power lines resulting in an electrical shock. The employee sustained electrical burns to hands and feet, electrical shock to body and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$5,070$3,549Oct 10, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$5,070$3,549Oct 10, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(b) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$0$0Oct 10, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$3,622$2,535Oct 10, 2017Final

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.

Jul 12, 2017, Topeka: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems

An employee was using a 30-foot water fed pole to clean windows. The pole hit a power line and the employee was electrocuted.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2)

(2) Additional requirements for unqualified persons. Employees who are covered by paragraph (a) of this section but who are not qualified persons shall also be trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by §§ 1910.331 through 1910.335 but which are necessary for their safety.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)

(3) Overhead lines. If work is to be performed near overhead lines, the lines shall be deenergized and grounded, or other protective measures shall be provided before work is started. If the lines are to be deenergized, arrangements shall be made with the person or organization that operates or controls the electric circuits involved to deenergize and ground them. If protective measures, such as guarding, isolating, or insulating are provided, these precautions shall prevent employees from contacting such lines directly with any part of their body or indirectly through conductive materials, tools, or equipment.

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