OSHA has inspected Comtrac Services, LLC 2 times in Georgia since 2009.
The latest one began on Dec 5, 2018 on a referral, in Riverdale.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,564 and now stand at $9,282, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for media and telecom employers since 2015 is $1,800, and Comtrac Services, LLC averages $9,282 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343646097 OPENED DEC 5, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 61 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 2019
240 Hwy. 138, Riverdale, GA 30274 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 3, 2018: Two employees are injured during fiber optic installation
At 11:45 p.m. on December 3, 2018, Employees #1 and #2, employed by an electrical services company, were working from an aerial lift truck at a height of 18 feet and installing fiber optic wires at a multifamily residential structure. As the two employees returned to the surface in the lift, Employee #1 made contact with a 7,500-volt electric power line and was shocked and burned. Employee #2 was shocked when he made contact with the aerial lift truck, which had become electrified. Both employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was hospitalized and treated for second- and third-degree burns over 30-40 percent of his body. Employee #2 was treated for electrical shock and released without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,282 | $9,282 | May 31, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $9,282 | $0 | May 31, 2019 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 3, 2018, Riverdale: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree electrical burns · multiple body parts, unspecified
Two employees were performing aerial work using a bucket truck. One employee was in the bucket when the truck backed into a 3-phase electrical line (7500V). The power grounded him and held him on the wire. He was hospitalized for second to third degree burns to 30-40% of his body.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
