POTTER ELECTRICAL INC
(SCHOOL) 2800 WALLER AVE, TERRE HAUTE, IN 47802
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Inspection records
Jan 10, 1996#123990616Jan 10, 1996Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#123990616$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #123990616
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 10, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 1996
- Closed
- Apr 3, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (rhoades Residential Hall) 3rd & Chestnut St, Terre Haute, IN 47809
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 J01 III | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 5, 1996 | - | - |
Apr 13, 1995#124025933Apr 13, 1995FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#124025933$3,0003 viol.3 violations$3,000 in penalties
Inspection #124025933
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 18, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 20, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,000
- Site Address
- (drury Inn Motel) 3050 U. S. Highway 41 S., Terre Haute, IN 47807
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Two employees die in fall from boom lift
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2200080101 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Jun 1, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Jun 1, 1995 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.556 Aerial Tramways OSHA citation code: 19260556 B02 V | Serious | 1 | 2 | $3,000 | $1,000 | Jun 1, 1995 | - | - |
May 16, 1988#103991204May 16, 1988Unprogrammed Related (G) · Complete scope, Safety#103991204$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103991204
Dates
- Opened
- May 16, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 16, 1988
- Closed
- Aug 29, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (fairbank/Greenwood Elem Sch) 1720 S 6th St, Terre Haute, IN 47802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.150 Fire Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260150 C01 IV | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 E01 IV | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 E01 V | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Jul 1, 1988 | - | - |
Mar 29, 1988#103991535Mar 29, 1988Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#103991535$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103991535
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 29, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 29, 1988
- Closed
- Apr 8, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (school) 2800 Wallace Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47803
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 19, 1988#103989778Jan 19, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103989778$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103989778
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 19, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 21, 1988
- Closed
- Apr 8, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (school) 2800 Wallace Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47803
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.25 Housekeeping OSHA citation code: 19260025 B | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 A02 III | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.416 Electrical - Safety Requirements (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260416 B02 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1988 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1926.416 Electrical - Safety Requirements (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260416 E02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1988 | - | - |
Sep 23, 1987#103960019Sep 23, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103960019$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #103960019
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 23, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 23, 1987
- Closed
- Dec 8, 1987
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (school) 1734 S 6th St, Terre Haute, IN 47802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.50 Medical Services and First Aid (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260050 F | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1987 | - | - |
Aug 25, 1987#103972808Aug 25, 1987Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103972808$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #103972808
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 1987
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 1987
- Closed
- Mar 23, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- (school) 2800 Waller Ave, Terre Haute, IN 47802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.50 Medical Services and First Aid (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260050 F | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 1987 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.500 Fall Protection - Scope, Application, and Definitions OSHA citation code: 19260500 E01 II | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 18, 1987 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 1987 to 1996. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.