BUDA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: LOWDEN EXCAVATING
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LOWDEN EXCAVATING in WHISPERING HILLS / MIDDLE CREEK DR, BUDA, TX 78610 (NAICS 238910). OSHA activity number 337081384.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LOWDEN EXCAVATING
- Site address
- WHISPERING HILLS / MIDDLE CREEK DR
- City
- BUDA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78610
- Mailing
- 1108 PORTER ST, KYLE, TX 78640
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
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s) On or about October 23, 2012, employees were working in an excavation without the employer ensuring that frequent and regular inspections were conducted by a competent person, exposing employees to a cave in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.651 C02
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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 October 23, 2012, employees were working in an excavation up to approximately 15 feet deep with only one ladder that was more than 25 feet away of where the employees were working, exposing employees to a cave in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.651 K01
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1): Daily inspections of excavations, the adjacent areas, and protective systems were not made by a competent person for evidence of a situation that could have resulted in possible cave-ins, indications of failure of protective systems. On or about October 23, 2012, two employees were working in an excavation up to approximately 15 feet deep without a competent person inspecting the trench for a situation that could result in a cave in, exposing employees to a cave in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.652 A01
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 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). On or about October 23, 2012, employees were working in an excavation up to approximately 15 feet deep without an adequate protective system to protect employees from cave in and the ladder was more than 25 feet from where employees were working, exposing employees to a cave in hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $3500
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access. On or about October 23, 2012, employees were working in an excavation up to approximately 15 feet deep using a 10 foot ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing, exposing the employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1260
- — Z (S) $2100
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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 337081384.
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