OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUCT CAPITAL, LLC

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $5,115 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On or about January 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure protective helmets were worn by employees to protect against head injury from impact of falling objects in an excavation and overhead hazards in the tunnels.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(d): Employees exposed to public vehicular traffic were not wearing warning vests provided by the employer:  On or about January 25, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees wore warning vests while in the parking lot of building 951 Long Prairie Road, flower Mound TX, where vehicular traffic was active by the facility employees and vendors.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,115 · Current $3,069 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1203(a): Before it began work at a worksite, the employer did not ensure that a competent person identified all confined spaces in which one or more of the employees it directed may have worked, and/or did not identify each space that was a permit space, through consideration and evaluation of the elements of that space, including testing as necessary:      On or about January 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not identify or test the tunnel prior to beginning work in the tunnel.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1211(a)(3): (3) A rescue team or service was not selected from those evaluated in accordance with 1926. 1211, (a)(1) thru (a)(5):  On or about January 25, the employer did not select or evaluate a rescue team to perform rescue in case of emergency while working in tunnels located at 951 Long Prairie Rd, Flower Mound TX 75028.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(i)(2): Excavation below the level of the base or footing of any foundation or retaining wall that could be reasonably expected to pose a hazard to employees was permitted:    On or about January 25, 2019, and at time prior, before allowing employees to work in a trench or tunnels adjacent to and under a building, the employer did not ensure the stability of the excavation, the foundation or building.    (a)  A support system, such as underpinning, was not provided to ensure the safety of employees and the stability of the structure; or    (b)  the excavation was not in stable rock; or    (c)  a registered professional engineer had not approved the determination that such excavation work will not pose a hazard to employees.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,525 · Current $5,115 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems    On or about January 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure daily inspections by a competent person were conducted where possible cave-ins or indications of failure of protective systems was apparent.  Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $7,160 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).    On or about January 25, 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure each employee in an excavation was protected from cave-in hazards.   This condition exposed the employees to a crushing and engulfment hazards by trench wall cave-ins.

Issued

Mar 25, 2019

Abate by

Apr 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(c)(4)(i): Support systems, shield systems, and other protective systems not utilizing Option 1, Option 2 or Option 3, above, were not approved by a registered professional engineer.  On or about January 25, 2019 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure support systems and protective systems were approved by a registered engineer and provided prior to exposing employees to excavation and tunneling hazards when working adjacent to and under a building/structure.