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Cracon, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

2inspections
7citation items
$90,675current penalties
Apr 28, 2020last inspection

Cracon, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1994.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 28, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Missouri City.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious, 1 willful and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $117,782 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $90,675, down 23%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.451, scaffolds, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Cracon, Inc. averages $90,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Cracon, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344733753 OPENED APR 28, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 2, 2022

1927 Lantern Ln, Missouri City, TX 77459 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 27, 2020 (fatal): Employee dies after being caught between pipe and trench box

At 11:30 a.m. on April 27, 2020, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a construction company, were engaged in a sewer pipeline installation for a new commercial construction project. Employee #1 was in the excavation and attempting to connect PVC pipe to the steel connector of the horizontal drill system. His coworker was operating the drilling equipment. During this activity, the PVC pipe began to rotate violently. Employee #1 was caught between the PVC pipe and the trench box. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he received treatment for abdominal injuries. The employee died from his injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2) · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements
 Serious$5,398$5,000Oct 7, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.652(c)(2)(i) · Trench protection
 Serious$3,084$3,000Oct 7, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Willful$107,950$82,000Oct 7, 2020Final

Inspection 123546202 OPENED FEB 16, 1994Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 1994

700 S. Coulter, Bryan, TX 77803 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(5) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$525$262Mar 22, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.500(d)(1) · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart
 Serious$525$262Mar 22, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(10) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Mar 22, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
 Other-than-serious$300$150Mar 22, 1994Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)

(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

29 CFR 1926.300 · Tools—Hand and Power: general requirements

29 CFR 1926.300(b)(2)

(2) Belts, gears, shafts, pulleys, sprockets, spindles, drums, fly wheels, chains, or other reciprocating, rotating or moving parts of equipment shall be guarded if such parts are exposed to contact by employees or otherwise create a hazard. Guarding shall meet the requirements as set forth in American National Standards Institute, B15.1-1953 (R1958), Safety Code for Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(10)

(1) When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.

29 CFR 1926.500 · Scope, application, and definitions applicable to this subpart

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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