GALVESTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL DEWATERING SYSTEMS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of NATIONAL DEWATERING SYSTEMS LLC in OLD PORT INDUSTRIAL ROAD, GALVESTON, TX 77550 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 341904100.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- NATIONAL DEWATERING SYSTEMS LLC
- Site address
- OLD PORT INDUSTRIAL ROAD
- City
- GALVESTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77550
- Mailing
- 3107 HOLY ROAD, CROSBY, TX 77532
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $2,247 Reduced
S777
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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) At the site located at approximately 5800 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston, TX, on November 1, 2016, employees working inside an excavation more than 5 feet in depth had not been trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions applicable to working in or around excavations, exposing employees to a cave in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2247
- — Z (S) $3741
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
S777
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 are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees: a) At the site located at approximately 5800 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston, TX, on November 1, 2016, a safe means of egress was not located in a trench more than 4 feet in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 D
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not provided with, and did not wear, warning vests or other suitable garments marked with or made of reflectorized or high-visibility material: a) At the site located at approximately 5800 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston, TX, on November 1, 2016, employees working in and around a trench that involved a roadway did not wear reflective high visibility vests or similar garments.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
S777
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: a) At the site located at approximately 5800 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston, TX, on November 1, 2016, a competent person had not inspected the excavation in that the designated competent person did not know that the excavation required a protective system in compliance with 29 CFR Subpart P.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2016
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,741 · Current $2,247 Reduced
S777
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): a) At the site located at approximately 5800 Old Port Industrial Road, Galveston, TX, on November 1, 2016, employees working in a trench more than 5 feet in depth were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2247
- — Z (S) $3741
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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 341904100.
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