OLMITO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: JIMMY CLOSNER & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of JIMMY CLOSNER & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. in S. HWY 77 FRONTAGE, OLMITO, TX 78575 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 340103571.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JIMMY CLOSNER & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
- Site address
- S. HWY 77 FRONTAGE
- City
- OLMITO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78575
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 170, MERCEDES, TX 78570
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
- 237110
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B07 II
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,250 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(7)(ii): Each employee at the edge of a well, pit, shaft, or similar excavation 6 feet (1.8 m) or more in depth was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, fences, barricades, or covers: Employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from the top of a trench box: a. Employees walked/worked on the trench box wall b. Employees walked/worked on the trench box bracing members
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4250
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,250 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: Employees worked in a trench at this work site up to 16 feet in depth and 10 feet in width without an adequate means of egress. The provided ramp was inadequately designed for use as a means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4250
- — Z (S) $4900
1926.652 G01 III
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(iii): Employees were not protected from the hazard of cave-ins when entering or exiting the area protected by shields: An employee working atop and outside the protection of a trench box was exposed to the unprotected vertical walls of the trench. The trench was up to 16 feet in depth and the employee was exposed to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — 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 340103571.
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