JUSTIN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: KITCHING & CO. DIRTWORX
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KITCHING & CO. DIRTWORX in IN VICINITY OF 440 BOSS RANGE ROAD, JUSTIN, TX 76247 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 347753055.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KITCHING & CO. DIRTWORX
- Site address
- IN VICINITY OF 440 BOSS RANGE ROAD
- City
- JUSTIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76247
- Mailing
- 901 INDUSTRIAL WAY DRIVE, ANNA, TX 75409
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
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,832 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: On or about September 11, 2024 and dates prior thereto, on Boss Range Road, employees were installing utility pipe within an excavation that was greater than four (4) feet in depth without a adequate means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2832.4
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Apr 4, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $3,972 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 September 11, 2024 and dates prior thereto, employees installing utility pipe within an excavation that was greater than five (5) feet in depth in the vicinity of 440 Boss Range Road in Justin, Texas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3972
- — Z (S) $6620
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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 347753055.
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