HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: JD EARL WATERWORKS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of JD EARL WATERWORKS in 503 1/2 MEMORIAL HEIGHTS DR., HOUSTON, TX 77007 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 343843066.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- JD EARL WATERWORKS
- Site address
- 503 1/2 MEMORIAL HEIGHTS DR.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77007
- Mailing
- 14850 WOODHAM, HOUSTON, TX 77073
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
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 or about March 11th, 2019, at a construction site where employees working in an excavation were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while spreading a sand base for sewer pipe without having effective training on the unsafe conditions and regulations applicable to working in or around excavations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 paragraph (b) or (c). On or about March 11th, 2019, at a construction site where employees working in an excavation were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while spreading a sand base for sewer pipe without adequate protection from cave-ins.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Mar 18, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary: On or about March 11, 2019, at a construction site where employees working in an excavation were exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards from the excavated material that was not retained or placed at least 2 feet from the edges of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
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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 343843066.
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