HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SLACK & CO CONTRACTING, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of SLACK & CO CONTRACTING, INC. in 6400 TAUB RD, HOUSTON, TX 77030 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 341363950.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SLACK & CO CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- 6400 TAUB RD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77030
- Mailing
- 2990 HOLMES RD, HOUSTON, TX 77051
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.800 B03
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.800(b)(3): Unused chutes, manways, or other openings were not tightly covered, bulkheaded, or fenced off, and were not posted with warning signs indicating Keep Out or similar language: At the site on or about March 30, 2016; the employer did not cover or fence off openings to keep unauthorized personnel out from the underground construction area, exposing employees to asphyxiation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8017
1926.800 D
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $8,017
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.800(d): Employees were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with underground construction activities including, ventilation, illumination and mechanical equipment: At the site on or about March 30, 2016; employees working within an underground construction area were not instructed in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with underground construction.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $8017
- · Z (S) $8017
1926.800 K01 II
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $8,017
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.800(k)(1)(ii): Mechanical ventilation was not provided in all underground construction work: At the site on or about March 30, 2016; mechanical ventilation was not provided for employees working in an underground construction area, exposing employees to asphyxiation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $8017
- · Z (S) $8017
1926.800 K10 II
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,017 · Current $4,810 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.800(k)(10)(ii): Mobile diesel powered equipment used underground in atmospheres other than gassy operations was not approved by MSHA, 30 CFR Part 32, (formerly schedule 24) or demonstrated by the employer to be fully equivalent to such MSHA At the site on or about March 30, 2016; the employer did not ensure that mobile diesel powered equipment being used in underground other than gassy operations was MSHA approved, exposing employees to asphyxiation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4810.2
- · Z (S) $8017
1926.800 L01
- Issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 14, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $6,414 · Current $6,414
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.800(l)(1): Illumination requirements applicable to underground construction operations as found in Table D-3 of 1926.56 were not implemented. At the site on or about March 30, 2016; employees worked within an underground construction area where illumination requirements did not meet Table D-3 of 1926.56, exposing employees to struck-by hazards and slip and trip hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $6414
- · Z (S) $6414
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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 341363950.
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