MOUNTAIN HOME, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. in 1520 HIGHWAY 62 EAST, MOUNTAIN HOME, AR 72653 (NAICS 221119). OSHA activity number 307881870.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
- Site address
- 1520 HIGHWAY 62 EAST
- City
- MOUNTAIN HOME
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72653
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1000, SALEM, AR 72576
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221119
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4911
- Employees
- 124
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2004
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Hazards of an electrical explosion on or about August 31, 2004 at the Baxter sub- station where the Cooper Systems Voltage Regulator manual #S 225-10-4C was not consulted or followed, and the company safety procedures regarding regulator removal were not followed in that the regulator was not neutralized prior to operating the integral switch that closed the regulator bypass switch and opened the load and source regulator switch. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure crews working in substations with voltage regulators follow the established manufacturer's manual and procedures.r's
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $4900.00
- · Z (S) $4900.00
1910.269 A02 VI
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2004
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
Recent events (2)
- · F (O) $4900.00
- · Z (S) $4900.00
1910.269 M03 V
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2004
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
Recent events (2)
- · F (S) $4900.00
- · Z (S) $4900.00
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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 307881870.
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