HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: CONTRERAS BORING & WELDING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of CONTRERAS BORING & WELDING in 2418 BRON HOLLY, HOUSTON, TX 77018 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 339538324.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CONTRERAS BORING & WELDING
- Site address
- 2418 BRON HOLLY
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77018
- Mailing
- 9954 HINDS ST., HOUSTON, TX 77034
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238910
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 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 protect employees from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. This violation was observed on or about January 7, 2014, at the site where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when working in an excavation without protecting employees from excavated or other materials or equipment that could fall or roll into 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) $1440
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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(b) or (c). The employer does not protect employees from excavation cave-ins by an adequate protection system. This violation was observed on or about January 7, 2014, at the job site near the where an employee was exposed to a crushed-by hazard while working in an excavation that was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protection system. 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 crushed-by injuries form cave-ins while working in excavations.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 339538324.
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