HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GEO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of GEO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, INC. in 914 E NASA PKWY, HOUSTON, TX 77058 (NAICS 541330). OSHA activity number 342122611.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GEO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT, INC.
- Site address
- 914 E NASA PKWY
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77058
- Mailing
- 40 LYERLY, HOUSTON, TX 77022
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (J)
- 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
- 541330
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,154 · Current $6,692 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 conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a) At the site, employees working within a 14 foot excavation were not trained to recognize, control and/or eliminate hazards, exposing employees to engulfment hazards. GEO Environmental Consultants, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1149913, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 21, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 935 E. HWY 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6692
- — Z (R) $11154
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,154 · Current $6,692 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: a) At the site, a 14 foot excavation was not inspected by a competent person prior to the start of work, exposing employees engulfment hazards. GEO Environmental Consultants, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1149913, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on October 21, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 935 E. HWY 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6692
- — Z (R) $11154
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $11,154 · Current $6,692 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 (b) or (c): a) At the site, employees working in a 14 deep excavation were not protected from cave ins by adequate protective systems, exposing employees to engulfment hazards. GEO Environmental Consultants, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1149913, citation number 1, item number 4 and was affirmed as a final order on October 21, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 935 E. HWY 332 Lake Jackson, TX 77566.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $6692
- — Z (R) $11154
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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 342122611.
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