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OSHA Inspection: VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC. in SOUTHBOUND I-45 FEEDER ROAD NORTH OF BUTLER ROAD, LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343316279.

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Site address
SOUTHBOUND I-45 FEEDER ROAD NORTH OF BUTLER ROAD
City
LEAGUE CITY
State
TX
ZIP
77573
Mailing
5721 ELBERTA STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77050
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
237110
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.651 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 1, 2018
Abate by
Nov 7, 2018
Penalty
Initial $64,668 · Current $10,000 Reduced
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:    a) At the site, employees were exposed to engulfment hazards while working in an excavation more than 4 feet deep where a safe means of access and egress was not provided.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $10000
  • — C (W) $64668
  • — Z (W) $64668

1926.652 A01

Willful Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 1, 2018
Abate by
Nov 7, 2018
Penalty
Initial $64,668 · Current $12,934 Reduced
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):    a) At the site, employees working in an excavation more than five feet deep were not protected from cave-ins by a protective system.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (W) $12934
  • — C (W) $64668
  • — Z (W) $64668

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