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Coxcom, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Jenks, Oklahoma · Telecommunications · NAICS 517510

2inspections
4citation items
$35,469current penalties
Nov 21, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Coxcom, LLC 2 times in Oklahoma since 2018.

The latest one began on Nov 21, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Tulsa; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,469 and still stand at $35,469.

Safeguards for personnel protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.335.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for media and telecom employers since 2015 is $1,800, and Coxcom, LLC averages $35,469 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Coxcom, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347893448 OPENED NOV 21, 2024Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Open

9712 S. Maplewood Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74137 · Wired Telecommunications Carriers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 20, 2024 (fatal): Two employees sustain burns contacting live wire, one dies

At 12:21 p.m. on November 20, 2024, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were working as telecommunications repair installers for a telecommunications provider. The crew was investigating a mystery wire that was uncovered by a homeowner in the back yard of a residence. The crew was tryin to determine if the wire was a data cable or not. Employee #1 tested the wire and the meter indicated that there were 0 volts running through the wire. Employee #1 then retrieved a tool to cut a "window" into the outer coating of the wire to see inside. As Employee #1 was cutting into the coating, his tool came into contact with the energized internal wire. Employee #2 was shocked while attempting to remove the employee from the wire. Employee #1 died due to being electrocuted, and Employee #2 sustained burns to his hands.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$11,823$11,823May 13, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.333(a) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$0$0May 13, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$11,823$11,823May 13, 2025Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(2)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$11,823$11,823May 13, 2025Contested

Inspection 343278727 OPENED JUL 3, 2018Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 2018

8720 S. Elwood Ave., Jenks, OK 74037 · Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 23, 2025, Tulsa: Amputation · avulsions, enucleations without bone loss · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was removing 2,500-foot reels of 1 cable-in-conduit (CIC) weighing ~1,022 lbs. from the back of an enclosed delivery truck. The employee was manually rolling a reel off the truck when another reel shifted and rolled forward, crushing his right hand between the two reels. The employee's right ring finger was partially amputated without loss of bone.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1)

(b) Content of training—(1) Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by §§ 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments.

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(a)

(a) General. Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i)

(a) Use of protective equipment—(1) Personal protective equipment. (i) Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with, and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to be performed.

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.