TEXAS CITY, TX —
OSHA Inspection: DIGCO UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DIGCO UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P. in CORNER OF LAGO MAR BLVD AND I-45 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3240 LAGO MAR BLVD, TEXAS CITY, TX 77590 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345407902.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DIGCO UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P.
- Site address
- CORNER OF LAGO MAR BLVD AND I-45 SOUTH SERVICE ROAD APPROXIMATELY 3240 LAGO MAR BLVD
- City
- TEXAS CITY
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77590
- Mailing
- 8706 EAST HARDY, HOUSTON, TX 77093
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
- 350
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 A
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $8,778 · Current $12,228
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: a) At the jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by and cave-in hazards when they worked inside of an excavation that extended approximately 3-feet horizontally underneath a curb and street with no support.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12228
- — C (S) $8778
- — Z (S) $8778
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $12,228 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: a) At the jobsite, employees were exposed to cave-in hazards when they worked in an excavation more than 4-feet deep without a ladder.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12228
- — C (S) $12288
- — Z (S) $12288
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Nov 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $61,439 · Current $12,228 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: a) At the jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from dirt clods, rocks, and pvc pipe when the spoil pile was not at least two feet from the edge of the excavation. Digco Utility Construction, L.P. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.651(j)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1332187, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on September 12, 2018, with respect to a workplace located at I-45 North and Shenandoah Park Drive, Shenandoah, Texas.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $12228
- — C (R) $61439
- — Z (R) $61439
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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 345407902.
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