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RB Telecom Services LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Cotton Valley, Louisiana · All Other Telecommunications · NAICS 517919

1inspections
1citation items
$4,500current penalties
Feb 18, 2025last inspection

RB Telecom Services LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Louisiana.

OSHA opened it on Feb 18, 2025 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Cotton Valley, and the case has not closed yet.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $4,965 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,500, down 9%.

For context, across all media and telecom employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,800. RB Telecom Services LLC averages $4,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

RB Telecom Services LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348046806 OPENED FEB 18, 2025Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Open

578 Sikes Ferry Rd, Cotton Valley, LA 71018 · All Other Telecommunications · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 17, 2025 (fatal): Employee is fatally injured during tower climb

At 6:30 a.m. on February 17, 2025, Employee #1 was ascending a communication tower to assist with the installation of a new telephone communication dish. While climbing, the employee lost footing and fell. Employee #1 sustained fatal injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.268(g)(1) · Telecommunications
 Serious$4,965$4,500Aug 14, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.268 · Telecommunications

29 CFR 1910.268(g)(1)

(g) Personal climbing equipment—(1) General. A positioning system or a personal fall arrest system shall be provided and the employer shall ensure their use when work is performed at positions more than 4 feet (1.2 m) above the ground, on poles, and on towers, except as provided in paragraphs (n)(7) and (8) of this section. These systems shall meet the applicable requirements in subpart I of this part. The employer shall ensure that all climbing equipment is inspected before each day's use to determine that it is in safe working condition.

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