HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TCH DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TCH DIRECTIONAL DRILLING in NADINE ST. AT MAINT ST., HOUSTON, TX 77008 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339389694.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TCH DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
- Site address
- NADINE ST. AT MAINT ST.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77008
- Mailing
- 4105 FM 2351, FRIENDSWOOD, TX 77546
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 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: The employer does not provide a stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress in trench excavations that are 4 feet or more in depth. This violation was observed on or about September 4, 2013, at the excavation site where an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when entering and exiting an excavation, from an area 4.5 feet in depth, without a safe means of egress. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are provided a safe means of egress when working in excavations that are 4 feet or more in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1260
- — Z (S) $2100
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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. The employer does not keep excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations at least 2 feet from the edge of the excavation. This violation was observed on or about September 4, 2013, at the excavation site where an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard when working in an excavation with the spoil pile at the edge of the excavation. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $2,940 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). The employer had not complied with the provisions of 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i): The employer does not each employee working in excavations from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. This violation was observed on or about September 4, 2013, at the excavation site where an employee was exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards when working in an excavation that was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees are protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2940
- — Z (S) $4900
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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 339389694.
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