PALESTINE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CENTURY LINK
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CENTURY LINK in 308 OHIO STREET, PALESTINE, TX 75801 (NAICS 517911). OSHA activity number 335652798.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CENTURY LINK
- Site address
- 308 OHIO STREET
- City
- PALESTINE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75801
- Mailing
- 520 N. SYCAMORE STREET, PALESTINE, TX 75801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 517911
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.67 C02 II
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(ii): Untrained persons operated an aerial lift: The employer does not ensure that only trained employees operate an aerial lift. This violation occurred on July 24, 2012, where at least one (1) untrained employee operated an aerial lift.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.67 C02 V
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift: The empployer does not ensure that employees, when working from an aerial lift, wear a body belt with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket. This violation occurred on July 24, 2012, at a workplace located at 308 Ohio Street, Palestine, TX 75039; where at least one (1) employee worked from an aerial lift without wearing a body belt and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.268 B07
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.268(b)(7): When the employer did not comply with 29 CFR 1910.268(b)(7)(i) through (b)(7)(iii), the employer did not ensure that no employee approached or took any conductive object closer to any electrically energized overhead power lines and parts than prescribed in Table R-2: The employer does not ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to any electrically energized overhead power lines and parts than prescribed in Table R-2 of 29 CFR 1910.268. This violation occurred on July 24, 2012, at a workplace located at 308 Ohio Street, Palestine, TX 75039; where at least one (1) employee, who was working from an aerial lift, approached 138 kV energized overhead power lines closer than 54 inches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.332 B01
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.268(c): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments: The employer does not ensure that employees are trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments. This violation occurred on July 24, 2012; when at least one (1) employee, who was not trained in and familiar with safety-related work practices, worked from an aerial lift near energized overhead powerlines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $7000
1910.332 B02
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2013
- Abate by
- Jan 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.332(b)(2): Employees who were covered by 29 CFR 1910.332(a) but who were not qualified persons were not trained in and familiar with any electrically-related safety practices not specifically addressed by 1910.331 through 1910.335 but which were necessary for their safety: The employer does not ensure that unqualified employees, who perform telecommunication work from aerial lifts near energized overhead powerlines are trained in and familar electrically-related safety practices necessary for their safety. This violation occurred on July 24, 2012, when an unqualified employee performed telecommunications work from an aerial lift near energized overhead power lines and was not trained in and familiar with electrically-related safety practices which were necessary for his safety.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 335652798.
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