WOODSBORO, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: GALBRAITH CONTRACTING, INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of GALBRAITH CONTRACTING, INC. in 224 LEVEIN ROAD, WOODSBORO, TX 78393 (NAICS 541990). OSHA activity number 341408656.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALBRAITH CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- 224 LEVEIN ROAD
- City
- WOODSBORO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78393
- Mailing
- 6659 CR 1432, ARANSAS PASS, TX 78336
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 541990
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to hazards associated with unexpected release of hazardous energy. At the workplace, an employee conducted hot tap operations on a pressurized gas pipeline and did not document, implement, and/or follow procedures to control the unexpected release of hazardous energy. This exposed an employee to struck-by and other hazards associated with a high pressure gas release.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $12471
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury. At this workplace, an employee engaged in job site operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth and were not adequately instructed in the recognition and avoidance of excavation engulfment hazards. The employee was exposed to engulfment hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10000
- · Z (S) $12471
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $0 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: At this workplace, an employee conducted hot-tap operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth and approximately forth-five feet in length and did not have a safe means of egress in that; the hot tap tool was obstructing the route of egress. The employee was exposed to engulfment and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $8730
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $10,000 Reduced
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(c). At this workplace, employees engaged in job site operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth. Designs for benching were not in accordance with tabulated data, to ensure excavation protective systems were safe for employee entry. The employees were exposed to engulfment hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $10000
- · Z (S) $12471
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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. At this workplace, an employee conducted hot-tap operations in an excavation greater than five feet in depth, daily inspections were not conducted by a competent person to ensure the excavation protective systems were in place for employee safety. The employees was exposed to engulfment and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 341408656.
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