WOOSTER, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: THOMPSON ELECTRIC, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of THOMPSON ELECTRIC, INC. in 3400 GEYERS CHAPEL ROAD, WOOSTER, OH 44691 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 330628298.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- THOMPSON ELECTRIC, INC.
- Site address
- 3400 GEYERS CHAPEL ROAD
- City
- WOOSTER
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44691
- Mailing
- 49 NORTHMORELAND AVE., MUNROE FALLS, OH 44262
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238210
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part: On or about 05/25/2011, Thompson Electric, Inc. did not develop an accident prevention program, including standard operating procedures, designed to identify the safety precautions to be followed when performing pole-setting operations.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact: On or about 05/25/2011, employees performing a pole-setting operation near an energized 7200 volt distribution line did not wear electrical resistant footwear.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $6300
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1926.952 C01
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.952(c)(1): All derrick trucks, cranes and other lifting equipment shall comply with Subpart N and O of this part except (i) As stated in 1926.550(a)(15)(i) and (ii) relating to clearance (for clearances in this subpart see Table V-1) and (ii) Derrick trucks (electric line trucks) shall not be required to comply with 1926.550(a)(7)(vi), (a)(17), (b)(2) and (e): On or about 05/25/2011, during a pole setting operation, the winch and auger attachment on a digger derrick truck was not maintained at a mininum working distance of 2 feet from an energized and exposed 7200 volt distribution line.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
1926.955 A05 I
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2011
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2011
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.955(a)(5)(i): When setting, moving, or removing poles using cranes, derricks, gin poles, A-frames, or other mechanized equipment near energized lines or equipment, precautions shall be taken to avoid contact with energized lines or equipment, except in bare-hand live-line work, or where barriers or protective devices are used: On or about 05/25/2011, precautions were not taken when employees initiated a pole-setting operation in near proximity to an exposed 7200 volt distribution line. Note: Suggested precautions include but are not limited to a safety program outlining the operating hazards and operating procedures to be consistently followed when setting poles; correct personal protective equipment to be used when setting poles (electrical-resistant rubber boots, rubber gloves); live-line insulated hose to be used for awareness and/or insulating purposes; insulated cover-up of the pole and other equipment; ground-gradient matting to prevent injury from step potential; awareness of environmental conditions that can affect electrical conduction, such as relative humidity, rainy conditions, wet ground; proper grounding techniques; de-energization and grounding of energized lines; safe position of vehicle (digger derrick truck); more protective barricading of digger derrick trucks (cones may be insufficient).
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $6300
- · C (S) $6300
- · Z (S) $6300
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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 330628298.
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