MT. PLEASANT, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: SUMTER UTILITES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of SUMTER UTILITES, INC. in 2900 BLOCK HWY. 17 NORTH, MT. PLEASANT, SC 29464 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300269461.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SUMTER UTILITES, INC.
- Site address
- 2900 BLOCK HWY. 17 NORTH
- City
- MT. PLEASANT
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29464
- Mailing
- P O BOX 579, SUMTER, SC 29151
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2002
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2002
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $1,875
General-duty citation text
SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: A. Employer knew or should have known that employee on the ground was exposed to an electrocution hazard due to webbing being pulled apart on a Lug-All, Model 3, web strap winch hoist (hot line hoist) being used with the webbing draped over the cross arm on or about August 19, 2002. A feasible and useful method, among others, to correct this hazard is to always keep the load and webbing in a straight line in accordance with the manufacturer's guidelines.
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $1875.00
- · Z (S) $1875.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 300269461.
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