FLOWER MOUND, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: RTEL CONSTRUCTION, LTD
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of RTEL CONSTRUCTION, LTD in SIDEWALK ADJACENT BUILDING 2300 CROSS TIMBERS RD, FLOWER MOUND, TX 75028 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 344561766.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RTEL CONSTRUCTION, LTD
- Site address
- SIDEWALK ADJACENT BUILDING 2300 CROSS TIMBERS RD
- City
- FLOWER MOUND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75028
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 509, AUBREY, TX 76227
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,856 · Current $2,000 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 January 15, 2020 and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide protective measures to protect employees from a cave-in hazard, where employees worked inside a trench with water accumulation.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $3856
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: On or about January 15, 2020 and at times prior thereto, employees were not provided adequate protection from loose rock or soil from an excavation that was approximately 5 feet 8 inches deep. The spoil pile was stored at the top of the trench and not two feet back.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $3,856 · Current $2,000 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 15, 2020 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 the trench walls and water accumulation was apparent. Employees were exposed to cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2000
- · Z (S) $3856
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,398 · Current $3,000 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 15, 2020, 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.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3000
- · Z (S) $5398
1926.652 C03 I
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(3)(i): Designs of support systems, shield systems, or other protective systems was not selected in accordance with tabulated data, such as tables and charts: On or about January 15, 2020 and at times prior thereto, RTEL Construction did not ensure each employees who worked in an excavation were protected by the use of tabulated data or engineering designs when designing a trench.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2020
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000
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 January 15, 2020 and at times prior thereto, employees were not provided means of egress from an excavation that was approximately 5 feet 7 inches deep.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1000
- · Z (O) $1000
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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 344561766.
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