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Ark Contracting Services, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Dallas, Texas · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237110

3inspections
4citation items
$38,952current penalties
Apr 5, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ark Contracting Services, LLC 3 times in Texas since 2010.

The latest one began on Apr 5, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Dallas.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $38,952 and still stand at $38,952.

Trench protection comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1926.652.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Ark Contracting Services, LLC averages $35,802 (1 cited inspection).

Ark Contracting Services, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343912929 OPENED APR 5, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Aug 30, 2019

Jackson Street And Marke Street, Dallas, TX 75201 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$11,934$11,934Jul 18, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$11,934$11,934Jul 18, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Other-than-serious$11,934$11,934Jul 18, 2019Final

Inspection 314179383 OPENED OCT 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 85 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2011

1600 Block Of Kinmore, Dallas, TX 75228 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Other-than-serious$3,150$3,150Nov 16, 2010Closed

Inspection 314272550 OPENED APR 22, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2010

Pecan Street, Arlington, TX 76010 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2)

(2) Means of egress from trench excavations. A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress shall be located in trench excavations that are 4 feet (1.22 m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62 m) of lateral travel for employees.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees in excavations. (1) Each employee in an excavation shall be protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with paragraph (b) or (c) of this section except when:

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