LEAGUE CITY, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
- 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
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $64,668 · Current $10,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 7, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $64,668 · Current $12,934 Reduced
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): 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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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 343316279.
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