FORT WORTH, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BLUE STAR UTILITIES, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of BLUE STAR UTILITIES, LLC in TRAIL RIDGE DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76126 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343070918.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BLUE STAR UTILITIES, LLC
- Site address
- TRAIL RIDGE DRIVE
- City
- FORT WORTH
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76126
- Mailing
- 2600 CHAMBERS ST., VENUS, TX 76084
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 108
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $6,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not ensure all employees were instructed 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 April 05, 2018 and at times prior thereto, at the Trail Ridge Drive Trenching/Utilities Project, the employer did not ensure all employees working in and around an excavation were provided excavation and trenching safety training through the employer's training program, potentially exposing certain employees to a struck by and engulfment hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6750
- — Z (S) $11641
1926.651 E
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(e): Employee was not prohibited from being underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment: On or about April 05, 2018 and at times prior thereto, at the Trail Ridge Drive Trenching/Utilities Project, the employer allowed employees inside of the trench underneath and near excavator bucket activities exposing employees to a struck by hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $11641
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $11,641 · Current $6,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: On or about April 05, 2018 and at times prior thereto, at the Trail Ridge Drive Trenching/Utilities Project, the employer did not ensure employees working in an excavation were protected from loose rock and soil exposing employees to struck-by and engulfment hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6750
- — Z (S) $11641
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 23, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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). On or about April 05, 2018 and at times prior thereto, at the Trail Ridge Drive Trenching/Utilities Project, the employer did not ensure employees working in an excavation were protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system exposing employees to an engulfment hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 343070918.
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