JOAQUIN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: EAST TEXAS UTILITY SERVICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of EAST TEXAS UTILITY SERVICE, INC. in HIGHWAY 84, JOAQUIN, TX 75954 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 343179404.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EAST TEXAS UTILITY SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- HIGHWAY 84
- City
- JOAQUIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75954
- Mailing
- 8250 FM 347, JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 A02 II D
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(a)(2)(ii)(D): The employer did not ensure that proper use of the special precautionary techniques, personal protective equipment, insulating and shielding materials, and insulated tools for working on or near exposed energized parts of electric equipment. This violation occurred on or about May 21, 2018, when employees engaged in the removal of live electrical wires (7,200)were exposed to electrical shock hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3880.02
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.269 L04 I
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(l)(4)(i): When an employee uses rubber insulating gloves as insulation from energized parts (under paragraph (l)(3)(iii)(A) of this section), the employer shall ensure that the employee also uses rubber insulating sleeves. This violation occurred on or about May 21, 2018, when prior to pole removal/replacement and while working with live electrical power lines, the employer did not ensure or provide employees exposed to live electrical power lines with insulated sleeves. Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards of 7,200 v.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3880
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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 343179404.
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