OAKWOOD, OK —
OSHA Inspection: BLATTNER ENERGY, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BLATTNER ENERGY, LLC in 35.94772N, -98.67490W MAMMOTH PLAINS WIND POWER COMPLEX, OAKWOOD, OK 73658 (NAICS 926130). OSHA activity number 348178302.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLATTNER ENERGY, LLC
- Site address
- 35.94772N, -98.67490W MAMMOTH PLAINS WIND POWER COMPLEX
- City
- OAKWOOD
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 73658
- Mailing
- 500 DALLAS STREET SUITE 2100, HOUSTON, TX 77002
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 926130
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). On or about April 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, during repower operations at Tower Number 103, an employee operated a powered industrial truck(PIT) and the operator had not received PIT training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8275
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.178 L03 I G
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(G): Training program content. Powered industrial truck operators did not receive training in the fork and attachment adaptation, operation, and use limitations. On or about April 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, during repower operations at Tower Number 103, an employee operated a powered industrial truck with a personnel platform attachment, to elevate employees, and the operator did not receive training on the fork and attachment adaptation, operation, capacity and weight of the attachment(s), operating instructions, warnings, precautions, and use limitations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,823 · Current $5,911 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork while the platform was occupied. On or about April 10, 2025, and at times prior to, during repower operations at Tower Number 103, employees were being elevated in a personnel platform on the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT) and the platform was not supported and secured to the mast and forks of the PIT.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5911
- — Z (S) $11823
1926.454 A03
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a)(3): The employer did not train each employee who performs work on a scaffold, by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards, including the proper use of the scaffold and the proper handling of materials on the scaffold. On or about April 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, during repower operations at Tower Number 103, employees were being elevated in a personnel lift platform on the forks of a powered industrial truck and the employees were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the scaffold including the proper handling of materials while on the scaffold and the procedures to control and eliminate the hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8275
- — Z (S) $16550
1926.602 C01 II
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2025
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $8,275 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions which affect the capacity or safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval and the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals were not changed accordingly. On or about April 10, 2025, and at times prior to, during repower operations at Tower Number 103, employees were elevated in a personnel platform on a powered industrial truck (PIT) and the personnel lift platform being used was not approved for use by the PIT manufacturer and the PIT plate(s) or decal(s) were not changed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8275
- — Z (S) $16550
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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 348178302.
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