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Simpson Electrical, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sanford, North Carolina · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

1inspections
2citation items
$3,675current penalties
Aug 16, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Simpson Electrical, Inc. in North Carolina one time.

It opened on Aug 16, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Sanford.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,900; today they stand at $3,675, 25% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Simpson Electrical, Inc. averages $3,675 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Simpson Electrical, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345483093 OPENED AUG 16, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2022

2903 Lee Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 16, 2021 (fatal): Employee is electrocuted and killed while working on light f

At 3:25 p.m. on August 16, 2021, an employee worked to replace fluorescent light fixtures and ballasts with LED lighting. The employee worked from a lift to access the area above a drop ceiling to work on the lighting. At some point, the employee made contact with a live 280 volt wire and was electrocuted and killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$2,100$1,575Feb 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.417(a) · Lockout and tagging of circuits
 Serious$2,800$2,100Feb 14, 2022Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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.

29 CFR 1926.417 · Lockout and tagging of circuits

29 CFR 1926.417(a)

(a) Controls. Controls that are to be deactivated during the course of work on energized or deenergized equipment or circuits shall be tagged.

Other electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors employers in North Carolina

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