ORLA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VENEGAS CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VENEGAS CONSTRUCTION, LLC in TEXAS HIGHWAY 285 AND COUNTY ROAD 232, GO WEST ON 232 FOR 2.5 MILES TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH 0.2 MILE MAKE RIGHT (SW) FOR 2.4 MILES MAKE RIGHT WEST FOR 5.3 MILES TO W MUSTANG CENTRAL BATTERY LOCATION., ORLA, TX 79770 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 342163730.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VENEGAS CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- TEXAS HIGHWAY 285 AND COUNTY ROAD 232, GO WEST ON 232 FOR 2.5 MILES TURN LEFT AND GO SOUTH 0.2 MILE MAKE RIGHT (SW) FOR 2.4 MILES MAKE RIGHT WEST FOR 5.3 MILES TO W MUSTANG CENTRAL BATTERY LOCATION.
- City
- ORLA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79770
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1736, OZONA, TX 76943
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 237120
- Employees
- 32
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · Current $6,000 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 (b) or (c). Excavation Site: On or about March 8, 2017; two employees were working in excavation without any cave-in protection. This condition exposed the employees to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6000
- — Z (S) $6464
1926.651 G01 I
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(i): Where oxygen deficiency (atmosphere containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen) or a hazardous atmosphere existed or could reasonably be expected to exist, such as in excavations in landfill areas or excavations in areas where hazardous substances are stored nearby, the atmospheres in the excavation were not tested before employees entered excavations greater than 4 feet (1.22m) in depth: Excavation Site: on or about March 8, 2016; the employer allowed two employees to work in excavation without prior testing the atmosphere inside. This condition exposed the employees to respirator hazards in excavation greater that 4-feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6464
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · 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: Excavation Site: On or about March 8, 2017; two employees working in excavation were not protected from falling material; spoil piles were not 2-feet away from excavation. This condition exposed the employees to struck-by and cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6464
1926.651 B03
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(b)(3): When excavation operations approached the estimated location of underground installations, the exact location of the installations was not determined by safe and acceptable means: Excavation Site: On or about March 8, 2017; the employer did not determine by a safe and acceptable means the exact location of the gas line. The gas line was struck by the backhoe bucket being used to dig out the excavation. This condition exposed the employees to entrapment, cave-in and or explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3000
- — Z (S) $6464
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,464 · 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: Excavation Site: on or about March 8, 2016; the employer allowed two employees to work in excavation without prior testing the atmosphere inside. This condition exposed the employees to respirator hazards in excavation greater that 4-feet.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6464
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Jul 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,388 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours: Excavation Site: On or about March 8, 2017; the employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization of one of his employee within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2500
- — Z (O) $5388
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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 342163730.
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