CHICO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY, LLC in CR 1536 3-MILES S OF CHICO; NEAR INTERSECTION TX 101, CHICO, TX 76431 (NAICS 335999). OSHA activity number 344463310.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY, LLC
- Site address
- CR 1536 3-MILES S OF CHICO; NEAR INTERSECTION TX 101
- City
- CHICO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76431
- Mailing
- 1616 WOODALL RODGERS, DALLAS, TX 75202
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 335999
- Employees
- 4000
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.952 B
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.952(b): The employer will ensure the employee in charge conducts a job briefing that covers the hazards associated with the job, work procedures involved, special precautions, energy-source controls, and personal protective equipment requirements. On or about November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure the employee in charge conducted a job briefing that identified the hazards associated with the job of setting poles near and/or underneath transmission lines, exposing employees to electrocution hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1926.960 B02
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.960(b)(2): Treat as energized. Electric lines and equipment shall be considered and treated as energized unless they have been deenergized in accordance with � 1926.961. On or about November 20, 2019, the employer did not ensure that electrical lines (Transformer lines) were considered and treated as energized, exposing employees to electrocution hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13494
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $13,494
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 electrocution hazards: On or about November 20, 2019, the employer allowed employees to set a pole near exposed energized overhead conductors (transmission lines), without ensuring, no insulated part of the pole contacted overhead conductors, exposing employees to electrocution hazards. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abatement include but are not limited to ensure whenever distribution work is to be performed before starting work, have the employee in charge verify with engineering or other verification methods, the actual height of transmission lines; and train all members of management on this practice.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1926.964 D04
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.964(d)(4): The employer will ensure that, except during emergency restoration procedures, employees discontinue work when adverse weather conditions would make the work hazardous in spite of the work practices required by this subpart. Note to paragraph (d)(4): Thunderstorms in the vicinity, high winds, snow storms, and ice storms are examples of adverse weather conditions that make this work too hazardous to perform even after the employer implements the work practices required by this subpart. On or about November 20, 2019, the employer allowed employees to perform routine standard work in adverse weather conditions that was not during emergency restoration procedures, exposing employees to electrocution hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13494
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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 344463310.
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