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Grounds Electric Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
4citation items
$6,500current penalties
Jul 7, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Grounds Electric Co. in Texas one time.

It opened on Jul 7, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Desoto.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $13,971; today they stand at $6,500, 53% less.

The rule cited most here is 1904.39 (reporting deaths and severe injuries), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Grounds Electric Co. averages $6,500 across 1 cited inspection.

Grounds Electric Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341609402 OPENED JUL 7, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2016

809 W. Spinner Rd., Desoto, TX 75123 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 2, 2016: Employee falls from a ladder and is killed

At 8:15 a.m. on May 02, 2016, an employee was installing a light fixture while working from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder, striking the ground. The employee died from hemoperitoneum due to a ruptured peri-pancreatic artery due to acute hermorrhagic pancreatitis associated with a recent fall. a recent fall.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$12,471$6,000Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
 Serious$0$0Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$1,500$500Oct 21, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 21, 2016Final

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)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

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 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16)

(16) Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, shall either be immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or be tagged with “Do Not Use” or similar language, and shall be withdrawn from service until repaired.

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

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