Cable Company Wins Reversal of OSHA Citation After Electrocution

A broadband and cable television service provider won reversal of an Occupational Health and Safety Administration citation and fine issued in the wake of the non-fatal electrocution of a lineman stringing fiber-optic cables.

The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission said OSHA had failed to show the company—Armstrong Utilities Inc., doing business as Armstrong Cable Services—had knowledge of the violative condition that led to the electrocution.

The case stems from an incident that occurred while an Armstrong crew was stringing that cable along utility poles near Bellville, Ohio, in July 2017. The lineman, identified only as R.M., was electrocuted after ...