HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO. in SWC WESTHEIMER ROAD AND ARGONNE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77098 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 339549156.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO.
- Site address
- SWC WESTHEIMER ROAD AND ARGONNE STREET
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77098
- Mailing
- 20810 FERNBUSH, HOUSTON, TX 77073
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
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $2,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used: On the north side of the trench, south of Westheimer Road and west of Argonne Street, a Honda EB 5000X generator was used with a damaged extension cord, exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2250
- — Z (S) $3000
1926.501 B06
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(6): Each employee on ramps, runways, and other walkways was not protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems: At Southwest of the intersection of Westheimer and Argonne Roads, metal sheets without guardrails' are used as walkways covering portions of a trench, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5250
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: In the trench, parallel and south of Westheimer Road and west of Argonne Street, the employer did not provide adequate protection system, exposing employees to struck by hazards
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3750
- — Z (S) $5000
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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 339549156.
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