SAN ANTONIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN CONSTRUCTORS, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AUSTIN CONSTRUCTORS, LLC in NEAR 7089 OLD PEARSALL RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78242 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343811022.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AUSTIN CONSTRUCTORS, LLC
- Site address
- NEAR 7089 OLD PEARSALL RD
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78242
- Mailing
- 7907 S. FM 973, AUSTIN, TX 78719
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $4,641 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(c): Lift Stations #225 & 267: On or about February 4, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a cave-in hazard while working in a trench that was over 5 feet in depth which was constructed with vertical walls and did not have a designed support system, shielding system or other protective system installed in the trench.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4641
- — C (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $9282
1926.652 G01 II
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,712 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(g)(1)(ii): (A) Shields were not installed in a manner to restrict lateral or other hazardous movement of the shield in the event of the application of sudden lateral loads: Lift Stations #225 & 267: On or about February 25, 2019, employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard while working inside a trench box that did not have shields installed in a manner that restricted lateral movement.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3712
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.1053 B16
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired: Lift Stations #225 & 267: On or about February 25, 2019, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while accessing a trench by using a defective Werner extension ladder that had not been taken out of service.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1000
- — C (S) $5304
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.1203 A
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $4,000 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: Lift Stations #225 & 267: On or about February 25, 2019, employees were exposed to an engulfment hazard while entering metal casing that was not designated as a permit required confined space.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4000
- — C (S) $6630
- — Z (S) $6630
1926.1203 E02 VI
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,630 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(vi): The employer did not continuously monitor the atmosphere of the Permit-Required Confined Space and did not demonstrate that equipment for continuous monitoring was not commercially available or periodic monitoring was sufficient: Lift Stations #225 & 267: On or about February 25, 2019, employees were exposed to an atmospheric hazard while entering metal casing without continuously monitoring.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6630
- — Z (S) $6630
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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 343811022.
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