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OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY in 319 OAKHURST STREET, LA PORTE, TX 77571 (NAICS 517210). OSHA activity number 339847725.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
319 OAKHURST STREET
City
LA PORTE
State
TX
ZIP
77571
Mailing
3333 CHAPMAN, HOUSTON, TX 77009
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
517210
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 10, 2014
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced
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:  (a) At the worksite, a trench ranging in depth from 4 to 5 feet was not equipped with a safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3000
  • · Z (S) $5000

1926.651 K01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 10, 2014
Abate by
Sep 25, 2014
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems:  (a) At the work site, a competent person did not make daily inspections of the excavation, adjacent areas and protective systems.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3000
  • · Z (S) $5000

1926.652 C03 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 10, 2014
Abate by
Sep 16, 2014
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(3)(iii): A copy of the tabulated data used to construct the protective system used at the jobsite, identifying the Professional Engineer who approved the data, was not made available upon request:  (a) At the work site, the employer did not provide a copy of the tabulated data used to construct a timber shoring system being used to protect employees from the potential hazard of cave-in or collapse.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (O) $0

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