ODESSA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SMITHCO CONSTRUCTION INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SMITHCO CONSTRUCTION INC. in CORNER OF SAM HOUSTON AVE. & 18TH ST., ODESSA, TX 79761 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339084832.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMITHCO CONSTRUCTION INC.
- Site address
- CORNER OF SAM HOUSTON AVE. & 18TH ST.
- City
- ODESSA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79761
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 45, CABALLO, NM 87931
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 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 paragraph (b) or (c) of this section: On or about May 20, 2013, excavation site, employees working on one end of The L-shaped excavation/trench (approximately 30-feet in total length) did not have cave-in protective equipment. The excavation section, in which employees were working, was 7-foot deep, 7-foot wide and 8-foot 6-inches in length. This condition exposed employees to crush by cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3773
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Employees were not protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: On or about May 20, 2013, excavation site, the L-shaped excavation/trench approximately 30-feet in total length had the spoil piles set too close to the edge. This condition exposed employees to spoils and equipment rolling back on top of workers and cave-in hazards. a) The excavation section, in which employees were working, was 7-foot deep, 8-feet 6-inch in length, 7-foot wide had the spoil pile set 21-inches from the edge. b) The trenched section (the only egress passageway) was 15-feet long, 4-feet wide; 5-foot 4-inches deep had the spoil pile set at the edge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 C
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,390 · Current $3,773 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(c): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees: On or about May 20, 2013, excavation site, employees working on one end of the L-shaped excavation/trench (approximately 30-feet in total length) did not have a safe means of egress within 25 feet from where they were working. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3773
- — Z (S) $5390
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Aug 21, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,310 · Current $1,617 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1): Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: On or about May 23, 2013, excavation site, an Angle Grinder (Model D28402 - Serial No. 2363) used by employees to grind down pipe spurs/welds did not have a guard. Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1617
- — Z (S) $2310
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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 339084832.
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