WHITEWATER ENGINEERING CORPORATION
POWER CREEK HYDRO PROJECT, CORDOVA, AK 99574
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Inspection records
Mar 20, 2001#303696181Mar 20, 2001Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#303696181$8,00010 viol.10 violations$8,000 in penalties
Inspection #303696181
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 20, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 23, 2001
- Contested
- Jun 8, 2001
- Final Order
- Feb 6, 2004
- Closed
- Mar 19, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 3 willful, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,800
- Penalties on Record
- $8,000
- Site Address
- Power Creek Hydro Project, Cordova, AK 99574
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01005A | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 A01 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $0 | $6,100 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 01005B | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 B01 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 01005C | 1926.20 General Safety and Health Provisions OSHA citation code: 19260020 B02 | Willful | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02001 | 1926.350 Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19260350 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $800 | $400 | Jun 7, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02002A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H01 | Serious | 5 | 3 | $0 | $1,000 | Jun 9, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02002B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H02 I | Serious | 5 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02002C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H03 IB | Serious | 5 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02002D | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H03 IVA | Serious | 5 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 02002E | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 H03 IVB | Serious | 5 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
| 03001 | 610230 OSHA citation code: 610230 A | Other | 2 | 3 | $1,000 | $500 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Feb 6, 2004 |
Feb 23, 2000#301270245Feb 23, 2000Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#301270245$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #301270245
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 23, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 2000
- Contested
- Apr 17, 2000
- Final Order
- Jun 20, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 7, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- Power Creek Road, Cordova, AK 99574
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.453 Aerial Lifts OSHA citation code: 19260453 B02 V | Serious | 2 | 2 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Apr 10, 2000 | Apr 17, 2000 | Jun 20, 2001 |
Sep 7, 1999#301268272Sep 7, 1999Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#301268272$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301268272
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 7, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 7, 1999
- Closed
- Nov 24, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Power Creek Road, Cordova, AK 99574
- 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.
Apr 17, 1999#301266516Apr 17, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#301266516$42,0002 viol.2 violations$42,000 in penalties
Inspection #301266516
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 17, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 1999
- Contested
- Oct 25, 1999
- Final Order
- Jan 29, 2004
- Closed
- Mar 19, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 22
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $84,000
- Penalties on Record
- $42,000
- Site Address
- Power Creek Hydro Electric Project, Cordova, AK 99574
- 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.
Employee crushed to death in avalanche
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1800.6075 OSHA citation code: 18006075 A 4 | Willful | 1 | 14 | $42,000 | $21,000 | Oct 8, 1999 | - | Jan 29, 2004 |
| 01002 | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Willful | 1 | 14 | $42,000 | $21,000 | Oct 8, 1999 | Oct 25, 1999 | Jan 29, 2004 |
Oct 15, 1998#301263562Oct 15, 1998Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#301263562$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301263562
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 16, 1998
- Closed
- Nov 18, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Power Creek Road, Cordova, AK 99574
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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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.
5 inspections, 1998 to 2001. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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