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Wire Nuts Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
3citation items
$3,480current penalties
Jul 12, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Wire Nuts Inc once in South Carolina.

The inspection began on Jul 12, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Summerville.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $5,800 and now stand at $3,480, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and Wire Nuts Inc averages $3,480 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Wire Nuts Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345417067 OPENED JUL 12, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Nov 29, 2021

101 Spaniel Lane, Summerville, SC 29483 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 7, 2021 (fatal): Employee falls from roof and dies from blunt force trauma

At 4:15 p.m. on July 7, 2021, an employee worked to tie the wiring of a solar panel while working on a roof. The employee attempted to correct the installation of some incorrectly installed wires and walked backwards to unwrap the wires. At some point, the employee stepped off the roof and fell approximately twenty-eight feet. The employee was transported to the hospital to treat blunt force trauma injuries to the body and later died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,800$1,680Sep 7, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$1,500$900Sep 7, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3.39(A)
 Other-than-serious$1,500$900Sep 7, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1)

(b)(1) Unprotected sides and edges. Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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