SAN ANTONIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC. in I10 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78216 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 346496508.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC.
- Site address
- I10 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78216
- Mailing
- 5721 ELBERTA ST., HOUSTON, TX 77050
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
- 40
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.200 G01
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(1): Construction areas were not posted with legible traffic signs at points of hazards: US Highway 87E and S FM 3465 Intersection, on or about February 22, 2023, and at times there to, employer did not provide advance warning to road users that road work is taking place or what actions the road user must take to drive through the work zone, thereby exposing employees in the work zone to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $3000
- — C (S) $10938
- — Z (S) $10938
1926.200 G02
- Issued
- Jul 10, 2023
- Abate by
- Jul 28, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,376 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2): Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD"), 1988 Edition, Revision 3, September 3, 1993, FHWA-SA-94-027 or Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millenium Edition, December 2000, FHWA: a. US Highway 87E and S FM 3465 Intersection, on or about February 22, 2023, and at times there to, employees were exposed to struck by hazards due to the longitudinal buffer space not being determined in a 55 MPH zone. b. US Highway 87E and S FM 3465 Intersection, on or about February 22, 2023, and at times there to, employees were exposed to struck by hazards due to not having sufficient merging taper to enable merging drivers to have adequate advance warning and sufficient length to adjust their speeds and merge into an adjacent lane.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9376
- — Z (S) $9376
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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 346496508.
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