FLORESVILLE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: R CONSTRUCTION CO INC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of R CONSTRUCTION CO INC in 3776 TX 97, FLORESVILLE, TX 78114 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 345995575.
What this inspection record means
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- R CONSTRUCTION CO INC
- Site address
- 3776 TX 97
- City
- FLORESVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78114
- Mailing
- 1313 U.S. 79, BUFFALO, TX 75831
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 213112
- Employees
- 70
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
10 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were tasked to enter frac tanks containing used oil-based mud, which were permit required confined spaces, without the use of but not limited to safety goggles, face shields, and hooded Tyvek suits, exposing employees to work related hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10360
- — Z (S) $10360
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $5,180
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or 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 June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were not utilizing the appropriate eye or face protection while pressure washing inside frac tanks which contain used oil-based mud, exposing employees to eye and face hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5180
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $7,251 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were entering frac tanks that were a permit required confined spaces to clean out used oil-based mud without a certification of a hazard assessment, exposing employees to work related safety and health hazards to the eye(s), face, body, head and hand(s).
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7251
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were tasked to clean inside a permit required confined space that contained used oil-based mud, in which the employer did not evaluate and identify respiratory hazards associated with the work being conducted, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.134 D01 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(i):Selection of appropriate respirators was not based on the respiratory hazard(s) to which the worker was exposed and user factors that affect respirator performance and reliability: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were tasked to clean inside frac tanks that contained used oil-based mud and additional chemicals derived from a well's borehole, in which the employer did not identify and select respirators to be used by employees while working inside the tanks, exposing employees to respiratory hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 C04
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $7,251 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4): When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not implement the use of permits for employees when entering frac tanks containing used oil-based mud, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7251
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 D
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d): Under the permit space program required by paragraph (c)(4) of this section the employer did not ensure that the requirements of (d)(1) through (d)(14) were met. On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were tasked to enter and clean frac tanks containing used oil-based mud without a permit, exposing employees to inhalation, flammable and combustible fumes, vapors and carcinogens hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.146 D04 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(4)(i):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not ensure that testing and monitoring equipment needed to comply with 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5) was maintained properly: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not comply with manufacturer guidelines to properly calibrate and maintain personal monitoring devices which were utilized by employees while conducting frac tank cleaning in a permit required confined space, exposing employees to safety and health hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 K03 I
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $14,502 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3)(i):Each authorized entrant did not use a chest or full body harness, with a retrieval line attached at the center of the entrant's back near shoulder level, or above the entrant's head: Wristlets may be used in lieu of the chest or full body harness if the employer can demonstrate that the use of a chest or full body harness is infeasible or creates a greater hazard and that the use of wristlets is the safest and most effective alternative. On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees entered a permit required confined space (frac tank) containing used oil-based mud to conduct cleaning operations without the use of a chest or body harness used for rescue, exposing employees to safety related hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $14502
- — Z (S) $14502
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2022
- Abate by
- Dec 20, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $10,360 · Current $5,180 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c):Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: On or about June 1, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employee were not provided suitable eye wash stations while working with used oil-based mud and other corrosive chemicals, exposing employees to various eye related hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $5180
- — C (S) $10360
- — Z (S) $10360
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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 345995575.
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