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Grip Electric: OSHA inspections and violations

Midland, Texas · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

1inspections
3citation items
$18,536current penalties
Jan 9, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Grip Electric once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jan 9, 2026 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Midland; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $34,755 and now stand at $18,536, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.

Working on or near exposed energized parts comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.960.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Grip Electric averages $18,536 (1 cited inspection).

Grip Electric: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348680612 OPENED JAN 9, 2026Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Open

31.9694492, -101.8805883 King Well Pad #2 Diamondback Energy, Midland, TX 79705 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.959(d)(1) · Mechanical equipment
 Serious$11,585$6,951Jul 7, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.960(b)(1)(i) · Working on or near exposed energized parts
 Serious$11,585$11,585Jul 7, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.960(g)(1) · Working on or near exposed energized parts
 Serious$11,585$0Jul 7, 2026Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.959 · Mechanical equipment

29 CFR 1926.959(d)(1)

(d) Operations near energized lines or equipment—(1) Minimum approach distance. Mechanical equipment shall be operated so that the minimum approach distances, established by the employer under § 1926.960(c)(1)(i), are maintained from exposed energized lines and equipment. However, the insulated portion of an aerial lift operated by a qualified employee in the lift is exempt from this requirement if the applicable minimum approach distance is maintained between the uninsulated portions of the aerial lift and exposed objects having a different electrical potential.

29 CFR 1926.960 · Working on or near exposed energized parts

29 CFR 1926.960(b)(1)(i)

(b) General—(1) Qualified employees only. (i) Only qualified employees may work on or with exposed energized lines or parts of equipment.

29 CFR 1926.960(g)(1)

(g) Protection from flames and electric arcs—(1) Hazard assessment. The employer shall assess the workplace to identify employees exposed to hazards from flames or from electric arcs.

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