HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: TEJAS UNDERGROUND
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TEJAS UNDERGROUND in INTERSECTION OF DALLAS AND WILKENSON, HOUSTON, TX 77001 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 338941586.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEJAS UNDERGROUND
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF DALLAS AND WILKENSON
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77001
- Mailing
- PO BOX 1419, MAGNOLIA, TX 77353
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 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: At the site, two employees were in an excavation which did not have a ladder or safe means of access and egress, exposing employees to engulfment and struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $2250
- · Z (S) $4500
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,500 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. At the site, two employees were in an excavation, where tools, debris and an excavator was operated less than 2 feet from the edge of the excavation, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $2250
- · Z (S) $4500
1926.652 A
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jun 5, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. At the site, two employees were in an excavation approximately 7 feet in depth without any protection system, exposing employees to engulfment and cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $3500
- · Z (S) $6300
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338941586.
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