SCE & G
500 HARBISON ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210
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Inspection records
Feb 14, 2007#310338314Feb 14, 2007FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#310338314$3,6004 viol.4 violations$3,600 in penalties
Inspection #310338314
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 2007
- Closed
- Sep 20, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 42
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,600
- Site Address
- 6011 Shakespeare Road, Columbia, SC 29223
- Industry
- 221122 Electric Power Distribution
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 is killed when load from forklift falls
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 III | Other | 1 | 15 | $4,500 | $0 | Jun 15, 2007 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 O01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | $1,800 | Jun 15, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L01 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $1,800 | Jun 15, 2007 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 II | Serious | 1 | 19 | $0 | $0 | Jun 15, 2007 | - | - |
Oct 17, 2003#301116166Oct 17, 2003Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#301116166$5,5253 viol.3 violations$5,525 in penalties
Inspection #301116166
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 17, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2003
- Closed
- May 11, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,525
- Penalties on Record
- $5,525
- Site Address
- 1835 Assembly St., Columbia, SC 29201
- Industry
- 221122 Electric Power Distribution
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 E03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,275 | $1,275 | Apr 6, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 E05 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,975 | $2,975 | Apr 6, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,275 | $1,275 | May 12, 2004 | - | - |
Jul 10, 2002#300266020Jul 10, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#300266020$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #300266020
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 17, 2002
- Closed
- Oct 18, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1426 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- Industry
- 221122 Electric Power Distribution
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jul 10, 2001#303559595Jul 10, 2001Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#303559595$7001 viol.1 violation$700 in penalties
Inspection #303559595
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 10, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 12, 2001
- Closed
- Sep 25, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,750
- Penalties on Record
- $700
- Site Address
- 3609 Percival Rd., Columbia, SC 29223
- 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 | 1926.453 Aerial Lifts OSHA citation code: 19260453 B02 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $700 | Jul 30, 2001 | - | - |
Nov 24, 1998#301772042Nov 24, 1998Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#301772042$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301772042
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 24, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 25, 1998
- Closed
- Dec 17, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 65
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 6011 Shakespeare Road, Columbia, SC 29223
- 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.
Apr 19, 1989#105491708Apr 19, 1989Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#105491708$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #105491708
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 19, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 19, 1989
- Contested
- Jun 5, 1989
- Final Order
- Oct 11, 1990
- Closed
- Dec 11, 1990
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Gills Creek Road, Columbia, SC 29206
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 E01 II | Other | 1 | 22 | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 1989 | Jun 5, 1989 | Oct 11, 1990 |
| 01002 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 E01 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | May 24, 1989 | Jun 5, 1989 | Oct 11, 1990 |
| 01003 | 1926.59 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19260059 H | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 1989 | Jun 5, 1989 | Oct 11, 1990 |
Jan 29, 1986#3201761Jan 29, 1986FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#3201761$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #3201761
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 29, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 1986
- Closed
- Feb 28, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 500 Harbison Road, Columbia, SC 29210
- 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.
Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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, 1986 to 2007. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: electric power transmission, control, and distribution reported 2.1 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 5.7%; NAICS 22112 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source