MYRTLE BEACH, SC ·
OSHA Inspection: SUMTER UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SUMTER UTILITIES, INC. in 3501 BELLA TERRE BLVD, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 310973276.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- 3501 BELLA TERRE BLVD
- City
- MYRTLE BEACH
- State
- SC
- ZIP
- 29579
- Mailing
- P O BOX 579, SUMTER, SC 29153
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237130
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1623
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Construction safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
10012 A
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2007
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,750 · Current $700 Reduced
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 operating the Caterpillar backhoe, Model Number 4200, with no seat belt worn was exposed to the hazard of being thrown from backhoe. A feasible and useful method, among other methods, to correct this hazard is to ensure employee wear seat belt while operating backhoe.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $700.00
- · Z (S) $1750.00
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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 310973276.
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