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KL Enterprises: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
4citation items
$12,000current penalties
Jun 25, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited KL Enterprises in Texas one time.

It opened on Jun 25, 2018 on a referral, in Lancaster.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $36,216; today they stand at $12,000, 67% less.

The rule cited most here is 1926.416 (electrical safety in construction), 2 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,078 penalty. KL Enterprises averages $12,000 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

KL Enterprises: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343252987 OPENED JUN 25, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 46 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2021

1109 W. Main St., Lancaster, TX 75146 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 20, 2018: Employee is shocked, burned by energized circuit

At 8:45 a.m. on June 20, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, the renovation of a commercial building. He was attempting to install a light ballast, believing the circuit he was working on was de-energized. However, the breakers had not been correctly labeled, and the employee received an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital, admitted, and treated for electric shock and burns. shock and burns.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$9,054$4,000Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.403(h) · Electrical equipment on job sites
 Serious$9,054$4,000Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$9,054$4,000Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$9,054$0Aug 29, 2018Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.

Jun 20, 2018, Lancaster: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems

An employee was using a hot stick to test an electrical circuit in a junction box. He came into contact with an energized electrical circuit and was shocked.

Jun 20, 2018, Lancaster: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems

An employee received an electrical shock while getting ready to tie in a light ballast, requiring hospitalization.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites

29 CFR 1926.403(h)

(h) Identification of disconnecting means and circuits. Each disconnecting means required by this subpart for motors and appliances shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident. Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, shall be legibly marked to indicate its purpose, unless located and arranged so the purpose is evident. These markings shall be of sufficient durability to withstand the environment involved.

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.

Other electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors employers in Texas

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