SANGER, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HERCULES UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of HERCULES UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, LLC in VICINITY OF 300 N I-35 FRONTAGE ROAD, SANGER, TX 76266 (NAICS 237130). OSHA activity number 347963951.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HERCULES UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- VICINITY OF 300 N I-35 FRONTAGE ROAD
- City
- SANGER
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76266
- Mailing
- 2305 HIGH STAR DRIVE, GARLAND, TX 75041
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 237130
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $3,972 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 January 6, 2025, and at times prior thereto, means of egress was not provided where employees were performing utility work within a trench.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3972
- — Z (S) $6620
1926.651 J01
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,837 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1): Adequate protection was not provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face: On or about January 6, 2025, on the west side of the trench face, employee(s) within the trench were not protected from loose rocks and soil while performing utility operations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2837.4
- — Z (S) $4729
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2): Protection was not provided by placing and keeping excavated or other materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that were sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary. On or about January 6, 2025, and at times prior thereto, on the western trench edge, spoilage piles were not kept at least 2-feet from the trench edge while employees performed trench utility work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2025
- Abate by
- May 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,729 · Current $2,837 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 January 6, 2025, and at times prior thereto, employees worked inside of an unprotected trench while performing utility work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2837.4
- — Z (S) $4729
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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 347963951.
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