HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HIGHTOWER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of HIGHTOWER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD in 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77060 (NAICS 238210). OSHA activity number 342942984.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HIGHTOWER ELECTRIC COMPANY, LTD
- Site address
- 16825 NORTHCHASE DRIVE
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77060
- Mailing
- 6115 THEALL RD., HOUSTON, TX 77066
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
- 238210
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.416 A01
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means: On or about February 10, 2018, on the sixth floor of a commercial building where employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard when installing 277 VAC ceiling lights without the electric power circuits being de-energized.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5174
- — Z (S) $5174
1926.416 A03
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Employer did not post or maintain proper warning signs at locations where the performance of the work could bring a person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with an energized electrical power circuit: On or about February 10, 2018, on the sixth floor of a commercial building where employees were exposed to an electrical shock hazard when installing 277 VAC ceiling lights without warning signs posted or maintained at locations where the performance of the work could bring a person, tool, or machine into physical contact with an energized electrical circuit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5174
- — Z (S) $5174
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,696 · Current $3,696
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours. On or about February 12, 2018, the employer reported the in-patient hospitalization of an employee that occurred February 10, 2018.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3696
- — Z (O) $3696
1926.97 C02 VIII
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2018
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.97(c)(2)(viii): Electrical protective equipment was not subjected to periodic electrical tests. Test voltages and the maximum intervals between tests were not in accordance with Table E-4 and Table E-5. On or about February 10, 2018, and times prior thereto, on worksites where employees are provided with Novax Rubber Insulating Gloves that had not been electrically tested.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 342942984.
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