WOLFFORTH, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HD WEAVER DITCHING SERVICE INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HD WEAVER DITCHING SERVICE INC. in HARVEST SUBDIVISION OFF CR 1585 AND 179, WOLFFORTH, TX 79382 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 346073372.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HD WEAVER DITCHING SERVICE INC.
- Site address
- HARVEST SUBDIVISION OFF CR 1585 AND 179
- City
- WOLFFORTH
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79382
- Mailing
- 101 EAST HARVARD STREET, LUBBOCK, TX 79403
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
- 238910
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,735 · Current $0 Reduced
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 work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury. On or about July 12, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees did not receive training on hazards associated with working in and around an excavation up to approximately 6 feet deep, exposing employees to hazards such as, but not limited to being struck-by materials and equipment and cave-in.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2735
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,646 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: On or about July 12, 2022, employees engaged in trenching operations were exposed to struck by hazards as the employer failed to ensure the use of head protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $3646
1926.102 B01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.102(b)(1): Protective eye and face protection devices must comply with any of the following consensus standards: (i) ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, incorporated by reference in � 1926.6; (ii) ANSI Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, incorporated by reference in � 1926.6; or (iii) ANSI Z87.1-1989 (R-1998), Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, incorporated by reference in � 1926.6. (A) Protective eye and/or face protection devices did not comply with consensus standards as required. On or about July 12, 2022, employees engaged in trenching operations were exposed to struck by hazards as the employer failed to ensure the use of ANSI Z87 eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,735 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed: On or about July 12, 2022, employees were exposed to caught in hazards as the employer failed to ensure the rails of the ladder extended three feet above the edge of the trench surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2735
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 9, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $79,765 · Current $36,000 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 July 12, 2022, employees were installing wastewater utility pipe in the bottom of an excavation up to approximately 6 feet deep without a protective system in place, exposing employees to a cave-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $36000
- — Z (W) $79765
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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 346073372.
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