LAGRANGE, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: SUMTER UTILITIES INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of SUMTER UTILITIES INC. in 1722 TIN BRIDGE RD LATITUDE 33.1566624761959 / LONGITUDE -84.9429891175769, LAGRANGE, GA 30241 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 347207417.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUMTER UTILITIES INC.
- Site address
- 1722 TIN BRIDGE RD LATITUDE 33.1566624761959 / LONGITUDE -84.9429891175769
- City
- LAGRANGE
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30241
- Mailing
- 1151 N PIKE W, SUMTER, SC 29153
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
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
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1926.959 D01
- Issued
- Jun 6, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $16,131
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.959(d)(1): 29 CFR 1926.959(d)(1): Mechanical equipment was operated so that the minimum approach distances established under 1926.960(c)(1)(I) were not maintained from exposed energized lines and equipment: a) Right-of-way near 1722 Tin Bridge Rd, LaGrange, GA: On or about January 11, 2024, an employee was exposed to an electrocution hazard when a concrete pole was being moved with a digger derrick truck within the minimum approach distance of energized 46-kV overhead transmission power line while those lines were not insulated.
Recent events (4)
- · F (O) $16131
- · C (S) $16131
- · C (S) $16131
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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 347207417.
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