WEST HELENA, AR ·
OSHA Inspection: OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC. in 214 HERNANDO ST, WEST HELENA, AR 72390 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 347391997.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 214 HERNANDO ST
- City
- WEST HELENA
- State
- AR
- ZIP
- 72390
- Mailing
- 635 HIGHWAY 74 S, PEACHTREE CITY, GA 30269
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
- 237130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.332 B02
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $21,508
General-duty citation text
1910.332(b)(2) Additional requirements for unqualified persons. Employees who are covered by paragraph (a) of this section but who are not qualified persons shall also be trained in and familiar with any electrically related safety practices not specifically addressed by 1910.331 through 1910.335 but which are necessary for their safety. On or about April 2, 2024, employees performing pole restoration work on utility poles did not know the voltages of exposed live parts.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $21508
- · C (S) $16131
- · Z (S) $16131
1926.951 B01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Sep 27, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.951(b)(1): For field work involving two or more employees at a work location performing work on, or associated with, exposed lines or equipment energized at 50 volts or more, at least two persons with first-aid training were not available: a) On or about April 2, 2024, employees performing pole restoration prep-work did not have at least two persons with first aid training. b) On or about April 2, 2024, employees installing trusses for pole restoration work did not have at least two persons with first aid training.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $16131
- · Z (S) $16131
1910.335 B03
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jul 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $21,508
General-duty citation text
1910.335(b)(3) Attendants. If signs and barricades do not provide sufficient warning and protection from electrical hazards, an attendant shall be stationed to warn and protect employees. [55 FR 32016, Aug. 6, 1990] On or about April 2, 2024, employees were working near a low hanging powerline where no signs or barricades were present and no attendant was stationed to alert employees of the hazard.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $21508
- · C (S) $16131
- · Z (S) $16131
1910.333 C03 I B
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2024
- Abate by
- Jun 17, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,131 · Current $21,508
General-duty citation text
1910.333(c)(3)(i)(B) When an unqualified person is working on the ground in the vicinity of overhead lines, the person may not bring any conductive object closer to unguarded, energized overhead lines than the distances given in paragraph (c)(3)(i)(A) of this section. Note: For voltages normally encountered with overhead power line, objects which do not have an insulating rating for the voltage involved are considered to be conductive. On or about April 2, 2024, an employee carrying a 10-foot-long steel truss traveled within the minimum approach distance of an energized powerline.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $21508
- · C (S) $16131
- · Z (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 347391997.
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