BROKEN ARROW, OK —
OSHA Inspection: APEX PLUMBING HEATING & PIPING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of APEX PLUMBING HEATING & PIPING in 3001 W. ALBANY, BROKEN ARROW, OK 74012 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 348007253.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APEX PLUMBING HEATING & PIPING
- Site address
- 3001 W. ALBANY
- City
- BROKEN ARROW
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 74012
- Mailing
- 5504 EAST 9TH STREET, TULSA, OK 74112
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
- 238220
- Employees
- 42
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,441 · Current $8,100 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 January, 29 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, an employee was not in use of a protective helmet while working in an excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8100
- — Z (S) $8441
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,931 · Current $0 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, 29 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, employees were repairing a waterline in an excavation and did not have a safe means of egress.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9931
1926.651 J02
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,931 · Current $9,931
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, 29 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, the employer did not ensure that excavated material was more than two feet way from the edge of the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9931
- — Z (S) $9931
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $0 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, 29 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, employees repairing a water line were not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.651 H01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,585 · Current $3,568 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1):Employees were working in excavations in which there was accumulated water, or excavations in which water was accumulating, and adequate precautions had not been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. On or about January 29, 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, employees repairing a water line were not protected from accumulation of water within the excavation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3568
- — Z (S) $11585
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Jul 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 18, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $8,276 · Current $8,276
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1):An inspection of the excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems was not made after every rainstorm or other hazard increasing occurrence. On or about January 29, 2025, on the south side of W. Albany Street between S 136th E Ave. and N Hemlock Circle, before employees repaired a water line, a competent person did not inspect the excavation before the employees preformed work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $8276
- — Z (S) $8276
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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 348007253.
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