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Watson Electrical Construction Co: OSHA inspections and violations

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

7inspections
7citation items
$3,500current penalties
Mar 4, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Watson Electrical Construction Co 7 times in South Carolina since 1991.

The latest one began on Mar 4, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Darlington.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 2 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,500 and still stand at $3,500.

Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.405.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Watson Electrical Construction Co averages $1,375 (2 cited inspections).

Watson Electrical Construction Co also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Watson Electrical Construction Co: OSHA citation items per year, 1991 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 344688684 OPENED MAR 4, 2020Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2020

157 Home Ave, Darlington, SC 29532 · 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
Other-than-serious$1,750$1,750Jun 15, 2020Final

Inspection 342595162 OPENED AUG 23, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 13 employees at the site · Closed Jan 2, 2018

404 King St., Charleston, SC 29401 · 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
Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Nov 20, 2017Final

Inspection 315191346 OPENED APR 7, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2011

227 South Dargon Street, Florence, SC 29501 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 301115531 OPENED APR 1, 2003Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 78 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2003

696 Muckerman Rd., Bennettsville, SC 29612 · 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 1926.602(c)(1)(vi) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 16, 2003Closed

Inspection 303551964 OPENED APR 24, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2001

Water Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$750$750May 23, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Serious$0$0May 23, 2001Closed

Inspection 124655887 OPENED FEB 8, 1994Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 17, 1994

195 E. Old Orangeburg Rd., Summerville, SC 29483 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.50(c) · Medical services and first aid
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 23, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iie) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 23, 1994Closed

Inspection 115676785 OPENED SEP 19, 1991Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Oct 2, 1991

1100 Jet Port Rd., Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Charleston site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 7 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
41 - Charleston Service
Charleston · 2021
7 000.01.8

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Ground-fault circuit interrupters. All 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere receptacle outlets on construction sites, which are not a part of the permanent wiring of the building or structure and which are in use by employees, shall have approved ground-fault circuit interrupters for personnel protection. Receptacles on a two-wire, single-phase portable or vehicle-mounted generator rated not more than 5kW, where the circuit conductors of the generator are insulated from the generator frame and all other grounded surfaces, need not be protected with ground-fault circuit interrupters.

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6)

(6) Grounding path. The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures shall be permanent and continuous.

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(iie)

(E) All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage. Metal-case sockets shall be grounded.

29 CFR 1926.50 · Medical services and first aid

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

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