ROBSTOWN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SCHMIDTCO PLUMBING INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SCHMIDTCO PLUMBING INC. in 609 TEXAS HWY 44, ROBSTOWN, TX 78380 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 339884249.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SCHMIDTCO PLUMBING INC.
- Site address
- 609 TEXAS HWY 44
- City
- ROBSTOWN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78380
- Mailing
- 1506 DOVE LN, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78418
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: On or about August 5, 2014 and at times prior thereto, at this excavation site, employees working in a trench over 5 feet deep were not trained in the following: A. Employees who were required to enter and work in trenches and excavations were not trained in how to recognize hazardous conditions. B. The employer had not trained the person designated as the competent person for trenching and excavation operations what to do as a competent person.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
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): On August 5, 2014 and at times prior thereto, employees entered a vertical wall trench over 5 feet deep to connect to a manhole. The vertical walls were not shored or protected to prevent a cave-in.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 339884249.
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