DALLAS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: RKM UTILITY SERVICES, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of RKM UTILITY SERVICES, INC. in 6361 SINGLETON BOULEVARD, DALLAS, TX 75212 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343279972.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RKM UTILITY SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 6361 SINGLETON BOULEVARD
- City
- DALLAS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75212
- Mailing
- 2105 WATERVIEW PKWY, RICHARDSON, TX 75080
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 600
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $12,934 · Current $12,934
1480
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 July 5, 2018, and at times prior, at a jobsite located at 6361 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, employees replaced a sewer line in an excavation without training on the recognition and avoidance of hazardous atmospheres, exposing employees to toxic sewer gas inhalation hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — W (S) $12934
- — C (S) $12934
- — Z (S) $12934
1926.55 A
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $129,336 · Current $129,336
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists: On or about July 5, 2018, and at times prior, at a jobsite located at 6361 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, employees working in an excavation were exposed to Hydrogen Sulfide above the 10 ppm threshold limit value.
Recent events (3)
- — W (W) $129336
- — C (W) $129336
- — Z (W) $129336
1926.651 G01 I
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
1480
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, the atmosphere in the excavation was not tested before employees entered excavations greater than four feet in depth: On or about July 5, 2018, and at times prior, at a jobsite located at 6361 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, employees worked in an excavation, without testing the atmosphere, for Hydrogen Sulfide and Oxygen levels.
Recent events (3)
- — W (W) $0
- — C (W) $0
- — Z (W) $0
1926.651 G02 I
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $129,336 · Current $129,336
1480
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(g)(2)(i): Emergency rescue equipment, such as breathing apparatus, a safety harness and line, or a basket stretcher, was not readily available where hazardous atmospheric conditions existed or could reasonably be expected to develop during work in an excavation: On or about July 5, 2018 and at times prior, at a jobsite located at 6361 Singleton Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, employees worked in an excavation, without emergency rescue equipment, containing Hydrogen Sulfide and an Oxygen deficient atmosphere.
Recent events (3)
- — W (W) $129336
- — C (W) $129336
- — Z (W) $129336
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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 343279972.
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