HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TEXAS UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TEXAS UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC. in INTERSECTION OF IMPERIAL VALLEY & RICHCREST, HOUSTON, TX 77073 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 344961529.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEXAS UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- INTERSECTION OF IMPERIAL VALLEY & RICHCREST
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77073
- Mailing
- 8515 CAMBRIDGE ST., HOUSTON, TX 77054
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237110
- Employees
- 60
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 A
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $5,937 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(a): All surface encumbrances that were located so as to create a hazard to employees were not removed or supported, as necessary, to safeguard employees: On or about October 6, 2020, at or near the intersection of Imperial Valley Dr. and Richcrest Dr., where employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard when working in an excavation without protection from surface encumbrances.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $5937
- — Z (S) $5937
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $20,781
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 October 6, 2020, at or near the intersection of Imperial Valley Dr. and Richcrest Dr., where employees were exposed to a crushed-by hazard when working in an excavation without an adequate cave-in protection system. The Texas Underground Utilities, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number1216629, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on June 27, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at the intersection of Conroe Medical Dr. at Loop 336 South, Conroe, TX 77304.
Recent events (3)
- — J (R) $20781
- — C (R) $20781
- — Z (R) $20781
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Nov 9, 2020
- Abate by
- Nov 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 October 6, 2020, at or near the intersection of Imperial Valley Dr. and Richcrest Dr., where employees performed work in a trench excavation without being trained by the employer in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 344961529.
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