MANOR, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SKYBLUE UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SKYBLUE UTILITIES, INC. in TOWER RD. / BOIS DE ARC, MANOR, TX 78653 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 343993929.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SKYBLUE UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- TOWER RD. / BOIS DE ARC
- City
- MANOR
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78653
- Mailing
- 981 DILLEY ST., KINGSLAND, TX 78639
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
- 21
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,500 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 May 8, 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees were working in an unprotected trench up to approximately 6 feet 9 inches deep without being trained to recognize unsafe conditions and the regulations associated with excavation and trenching, exposing employees to a cave-in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets. On or about May 8, 2019, employees were installing a water line in a trench up to approximately 6 feet 9 inches deep without hard hats, exposing employees to the hazard of being struck by tools or materials.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1100
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,500 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: On or about, May 8, 2019, employees were installing a water line in a trench up to approximately 6 feet 9 inches without a ladder or other safe means of egress, exposing employees to the hazard of cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1): Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation: On or about May 8, 2019, employees were installing a water line in a trench up to approximately 6 feet 9 inches in which there was an accumulated water, exposing employees to the hazard of cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5304
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2019
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $2,500 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 May 8, 2019, employees were installing a water line in a trench up to approximately 6 feet 9 inches without the use of cave-in protection, such as but not limited to sloping, benching or shoring, exposing employees to the hazard of cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — 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 343993929.
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