OSHA has inspected Frontier Communications 3 times in Texas since 2016.
The latest one began on Aug 26, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Winters.
Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,167 and now stand at $13,348, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.
the General Duty Clause comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under Section 5(a)(1).
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for media and telecom employers since 2015 is $1,800, and Frontier Communications averages $6,674 (2 cited inspections).
3 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 346180680 OPENED AUG 26, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2022
Near Intersection Novice Avenue And North Trinity, Winters, TX 79567 · All Other Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 24, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed by electrocution after contacting overhea
At 3:50 p.m. on August 24, 2022, an employee was repairing a digital communications line. The communications line was mounted on poles shared with high voltage power lines and was mounted approximately 8 feet below the energized lines. The employee used a truck mounted aerial lift to reach the location of the cable repair. The placement of the truck interfered with the employee's ability to rotate the platform into place due to the location of an adjacent tree. The employee elevated the lift over the height of the tree so that he could rotate the lift to position it. Once over the tree, the employee had to lower the lift to perform the repair. After the repair was completed, the employee raised the lift to follow the same path he took to enter the lines. The employee's head contacted the overhead powerline, and he was killed by electrocution. The employee was not wearing a non-conductive hard hat and the lift was not insulated.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341974202 OPENED DEC 13, 2016Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2017
301 Industrial Blvd., Bryan, TX 77802 · All Other Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 12, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed when run over by bucket truck
At approximately 7:30 p.m. on December 12, 2016, an employee was attempting to close and lock the vehicle yard gate. A bucket truck vehicle ran over the employee, killing him. The employee was found on the ground and vehicle at rest against a second vehicle.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,696 | $4,618 | Feb 14, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 341482446 OPENED MAY 11, 2016Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2016
232 W. Main St., Azle, TX 76020 · All Other Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 10, 2016 (fatal): Worker is killed in fall from ladder-stand platform
At 12:30 p.m. on May 10, 2016, a worker was working from a ladder-stand platform to splice a cable. As the worker descended the ladder, he fell to the ground. He struck his head and was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,471 | $8,730 | Sep 29, 2016 | 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.
May 10, 2016, Azle: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee repairing teleworking communication lines fell approximately 12 to 13 feet from a ladder to the concrete below, suffering a major head injury that required hospitalization.
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.
