AMARILLO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS DITCHING, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WILLIAMS DITCHING, LLC in HILLSIDE TERRACE ESTATE 30" SEWER REPLACEMENT, RIDGEWOOD APARTMENTS, 7628 LOOP 335, AMARILLO, TX 79119 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 342643053.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WILLIAMS DITCHING, LLC
- Site address
- HILLSIDE TERRACE ESTATE 30" SEWER REPLACEMENT, RIDGEWOOD APARTMENTS, 7628 LOOP 335
- City
- AMARILLO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79119
- Mailing
- 5701 TIMES SQUARE BLVD. SUITE 200, AMARILLO, TX 79119
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054
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: On or about September 8, 2017, employer did not ensure employees in an excavation, were trained to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions associated with excavation work and exposed employees to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited to be underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: On or about September 8, 2017, employees working in a trench approximately 24 feet deep and 6 feet wide were exposed to struck-by hazards while working under the load.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.651 G01 I
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054
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: On or about September 8, 2017, employer did not ensure the atmosphere in an excavation approximately 24 feet deep and 6 feet wide was tested before employees entered the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054
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 result in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems, hazardous atmospheres, or other hazardous conditions. On or about September 8, 2017, the employer did not ensure a competent person conducted daily inspections or the excavation site prior to requiring employees to work in the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9054
- — Z (S) $9054
1926.652 A
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 21, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(a): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system. On or about September 8, 2017, employer did not ensure employees who worked from a trench box in an excavation 24 feet deep, were protected from cave-in by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
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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 342643053.
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