MIDLAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TEC EXCAVATION, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TEC EXCAVATION, INC. in NORTH GARFIELD ST, MIDLAND, TX 79701 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 341619427.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEC EXCAVATION, INC.
- Site address
- NORTH GARFIELD ST
- City
- MIDLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79701
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 80455, MIDLAND, TX 79708
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.502 A02
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(a)(2): The employer did not provide and install all fall protection systems required by this subpart for an employee, and did not comply with all other pertinent requirements of this subpart before that employee began the work that necessitates fall protection. Employees engaged in excavation operations were exposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $8730
- — Z (S) $8730
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $6,373 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. Employees performing work in an excavation where there was an accumulation of water were exposed to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6372.5
- — C (S) $8730
- — Z (S) $8730
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,482 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. Employees performing work in an excavation where excavated material was not at least two feet from the edge were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $7482
- — Z (S) $7482
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,730 · Current $6,373 Reduced
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. The employer did not inspect excavations before employees performed work to ensure the use of protective systems such as trench boxes or other means of protection were in place and exposed them to crush-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $6372.5
- — C (S) $8730
- — Z (S) $8730
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 22, 2016
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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). Employees performing work in an excavation that was not protected by a protective system were exposed to caught-in and crush-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341619427.
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