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Lighting Maintenance Incorporated: OSHA inspections and violations

Chester, Maryland · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

5inspections
19citation items
$8,380current penalties
May 23, 2022last inspection

Lighting Maintenance Incorporated has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 1998.

OSHA's last visit started on May 23, 2022 after a complaint, in Harmans.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 19 citation items: 9 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $15,075 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,380, down 44%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1417, operation (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Lighting Maintenance Incorporated averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Lighting Maintenance Incorporated also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lighting Maintenance Incorporated: OSHA citation items per year, 1998 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345974851 OPENED MAY 23, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jul 25, 2022

7462 Railroad Ave, Harmans, MD 21077 · Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 10, 2022Final

Inspection 317440303 OPENED OCT 24, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Mar 4, 2015

2700 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.1417(a) · Operation
Serious$2,450$1,500Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2b Serious$0$0Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2c Serious$0$0Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1428(a) · Signal person qualifications
Serious$2,450$1,500Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$2,450$1,500Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$1,050$700Jan 27, 2014Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$700$575Jan 27, 2014Final

Inspection 312336290 OPENED AUG 18, 2008Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 83 employees at the site · Closed Nov 21, 2008

W Bound Md 214 Between Md 202 & I-495, Landover, MD 20785 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 4, 2008 (fatal): Employee sustains electric shock, later dies

On June 4, 2008, Employee #1 and a coworker were on site while standing up a lig ht pole that had previously been knocked over. The light pole was 34-ft 4-in. ta ll and had a 23-ft 10-in. long arm extension. As the coworker (foreman) was lift ing the pole with a rigging attachment on a bucket truck, Employee #1, working f rom the ground, was holding the bottom of the pole to position it onto the break away base. As the pole was being lifted, it came in contact with a 13.2-KV over head power line. Employee #1 was holding the pole and suffered a severe electric shock. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died on August 5, 2008.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$3,925$2,200Sep 25, 2008Closed

Inspection 304623747 OPENED JUN 21, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 16, 2009

20211 Goshen Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20879 · 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 1926.95(a) · Criteria for personal protective equipment
Serious$1,000$5Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 50405 B01
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 50406 A01
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1926.1060(a) · Ladder and stairway training
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 30, 2001Final

Inspection 302473822 OPENED DEC 18, 1998Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 17, 1999

Kentowne Mall Route 50, Chester, MD 21619 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
Serious$1,050$400Jan 26, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
Serious$0$0Jan 26, 1999Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 26, 1999Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Harmans site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 130 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lighting Maintenance Inc.
Harmans · 2025
130 201.61.8
Lighting Maintenance, Inc.
Harmans · 2024
132 221.71.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 0912.2605

29 CFR 0912.2606

29 CFR 0912.2608

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii)

(ii) Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows:

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)

(3) Overhead lines. If work is to be performed near overhead lines, the lines shall be deenergized and grounded, or other protective measures shall be provided before work is started. If the lines are to be deenergized, arrangements shall be made with the person or organization that operates or controls the electric circuits involved to deenergize and ground them. If protective measures, such as guarding, isolating, or insulating are provided, these precautions shall prevent employees from contacting such lines directly with any part of their body or indirectly through conductive materials, tools, or equipment.

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1060 · Ladder and stairway training

29 CFR 1926.1412 · Inspections

29 CFR 1926.1417 · Operation

29 CFR 1926.1428 · Signal person qualifications

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.95 · Criteria for personal protective equipment

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