North Carolina Department of Labor Inspection Number: 318163458 Occupational Safety and Health Division Inspection Date(s): 4/18/2019 - Issuance Date: 10/8/2019 itation and Notification of Penalty Company Name: PS Splicing, LLC Inspection Site: 115 N Duke Street, Durham, NC 27701 Citation 01 Item 001 ‘Type of Violation: Serious 29 CFR 1926.20(6)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employer: 4) Job site, 115 North Duke Street ~ on 4/10/19, one employee from the employer and four subcontractor employees were exposed to fire/explosion hazards because the employer failed to perform frequent and regular inspections of the site. Frequent and regular inspections of the site could have ‘identified hazardous conditions created by a subcontractor using a horizontal directional drill (HDD) to create a bore path for conduit. The employer needs to implement a program for frequent and regular inspections of the job site. Date By Which Violation Must Be Abated: Immediately Upon Receipt Proposed Penalty: $2,100.00 for the Director Citation and Notification of Penalty Page 10 of 11 OSHA-2 (Rev 1/14)