OSHA has inspected Hardin County Water District 1 5 times in Kentucky since 1985.
The latest one began on Aug 5, 2026 on a referral, in Radcliff; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 8 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $32,020 and now stand at $9,890, 69% lower after settlements or reviews.
comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 2020.30.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for utility employers since 2015 is $0, and Hardin County Water District 1 averages $7,140 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Inspection 317646065 OPENED MAY 28, 2015Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · Local government · 60 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 2015
1650 West Lincoln Trail Blvd, Radcliff, KY 40160 · Water Supply and Irrigation Systems · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
No citations from this inspection.
Incident on Jul 5, 1985 (fatal): Exposed to hydrogen sulfide in confined space; died
EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3 WERE DOING MAINTAINANCE WORK ON A PUMP IN A SEWER LIFT STATI ON. A VALVE BROKE AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS HURT. EMPLOYEE #3 WENT TO GET HELP, THEN R ETURNED TO TO THE LIFT STATION TO HELP THE INJURED EMPLOYEE. MEANWHILE, THE WATE R COMPANY HAD CALLED THE POLICE FOR HELP. THE FIRST POLICEMAN (EMPLOYEE #1) RESP ONDED AND ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES. SOMETIME LATER, THE SECON D POLICEMAN (EMPLOYEE #4) HEARD A RADIO CALL FROM EMPLOYEE #1 FOR HELP. HE RESPO NDED AND ATTEMPTED TO RESCUE THE OTHER THREE. ALL FOUR MEN DIED FROM EXPOSURE TO HYDROGEN SULFIDE.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $6,300 | $400 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $5,400 | $400 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $6,300 | $400 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Serious | $630 | $400 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Serious | $630 | $400 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Serious | $560 | $450 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 25, 1985 | Final |
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.
