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Martins Electric: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbia, South Carolina · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

1inspections
2citation items
$1,500current penalties
Feb 6, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Martins Electric once in South Carolina.

The inspection began on Feb 6, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Columbia.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,500 and still stand at $1,500.

Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.405.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Martins Electric averages $1,500 (1 cited inspection).

Martins Electric: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

South Carolina · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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2 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 344655089 OPENED FEB 6, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 10, 2020

901 Washington Street, Columbia, SC 29201 · 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 1926.405(b)(1) · Job-site wiring
Serious$750$750Jun 1, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2) · Job-site wiring
Serious$750$750Jun 1, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1)

(b) Cabinets, boxes, and fittings—(1) Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings. Conductors entering boxes, cabinets, or fittings shall be protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter shall be effectively closed. Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall also be effectively closed.

29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2)

(2) Covers and canopies. All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In energized installations each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear.

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