CORSICA, PA —
OSHA Inspection: UNITED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNITED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. in MAYO ROAD; 41.123919, -79.136177, CORSICA, PA 15829 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 345102594.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNITED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
- Site address
- MAYO ROAD; 41.123919, -79.136177
- City
- CORSICA
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 15829
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 688, DUBOIS, PA 15801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 221122
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.950 D
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $9,557 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.950(d): The employer did not determine existing characteristics and conditions of electric lines and equipment that are related to the safety of the work to be performed before the work on or near the lines or equipment was started: A.) United Electric Cooperative, Inc., Mayo Road, 41.123919, -79.136177, Corsica, PA, on or about January 8, 2021 and times prior thereto: An employee performing work operations including, but not limited to, connecting a guy wire to a strain rod of utility pole sustained electrical shock / electrical burns and subsequent amputation when coming into contact with an energized power line. The employer did not determine existing characteristics of power lines that included, but was not limited to, the configuration of the hot phase and neutral locations. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation. This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7000
- — Z (S) $9557
1926.952 A02
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 29, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.952(a)(2): The employer did not ensure the employee in charge conducted a job briefing that met paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of this section with the employees involved before they started each job: A.) United Electric Cooperative, Inc., Mayo Road, 41.123919, -79.136177, Corsica, PA, on or about January 8, 2021 and times prior thereto: An employee performing work operations including, but not limited to, connecting a guy wire to a strain rod of utility pole sustained electrical shock / electrical burns and subsequent amputation when coming into contact with an energized power line. The crew chief did not discuss special precautions associated with characteristics and condition including, but not limited to, the configuration of the hot phase and neutral locations during a job briefing. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED: Abatement certification is required within 10 days after the abatement date noted on the citation. This certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date abatement was completed, method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. IN ADDITION, abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic, or video evidence or abatement or other written records.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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 345102594.
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