LUBBOCK, TX —
OSHA Inspection: UTILITY CONTACTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of UTILITY CONTACTORS OF AMERICA, INC. in ROCHESTER AND 20TH, LUBBOCK, TX 79416 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 345441307.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UTILITY CONTACTORS OF AMERICA, INC.
- Site address
- ROCHESTER AND 20TH
- City
- LUBBOCK
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79416
- Mailing
- 5805 CO RD 7700, LUBBOCK, TX 79424
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
- 47
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a):Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns: On or about July 26, 2021, employees were exposed to stuck by hazards as the employer failed to ensure the use of head protection while employees were working in the trench.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4096
- — C (S) $4096
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use appropriate eye / face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: On or about July 26, 2021, employees were exposed to stuck by hazards as the employer failed to ensure the use of eye protection while employees were using dewalt grinders and impact wrenches.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.300 B01
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 31, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,096 · Current $4,096
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(1):Power operated tool(s), designed to accommodate guards, were not equipped with such guards when in use: On or about July 26, 2021, employees engaged in trenching operations were using a DeWalt grinder to cut plastic pipe without a guard attached..
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4096
- — C (S) $4096
- — Z (S) $4096
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2021
- Abate by
- Oct 5, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $5,461 · Current $0 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 July 26, 2021, employees engaged in trenching operations at the 20th and Rochester were exposed to engulfment hazards while working in a trench in excess of 5 feet without protection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $5461
- — Z (S) $5461
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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 345441307.
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