HURST, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BATTSON CONTRACTING CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BATTSON CONTRACTING CO., INC. in HWY 183 AIRPORT FREEWAY AND PRECINT LINE ROAD INTERSECTION, HURST, TX 76054 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 334710183.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BATTSON CONTRACTING CO., INC.
- Site address
- HWY 183 AIRPORT FREEWAY AND PRECINT LINE ROAD INTERSECTION
- City
- HURST
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76054
- Mailing
- 640 E. MAIN STREET P.O BOX 747, LANCASTER, TX 75146
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment in a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: On or about June 14, 2012, a employee working in and around an excavation rode the excavator shovel in/out of the excavation exposing the employee to fall and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees: On or about June 14, 2012, at a workplace located at Hwy 183 Airport Freeway / Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas; the employees were not provided a safe means of egress from a (14) foot deep trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(c). On or about June 14, 2012, at a workplace located at Hwy 183 Airport Freeway / Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas; employees who were working in a (14)-foot deep vertical wall trench that was not benched, sloped or shored, were exposed to the hazard of a cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 334710183.
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