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Galbraith Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Woodsboro, Texas · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · NAICS 541990

1inspections
2citation items
$20,000current penalties
Apr 12, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Galbraith Contracting, Inc. once in Texas.

The inspection began on Apr 12, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Woodsboro.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $24,942 and now stand at $20,000, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for professional services employers since 2015 is $1,820, and Galbraith Contracting, Inc. averages $20,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Galbraith Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341408656 OPENED APR 12, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2017

224 Levein Road, Woodsboro, TX 78393 · All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 12, 2016 (fatal): Two employees killed when high-pressure gas pipeline explode

At 11:00 a.m. on April 12, 2016, an employee was assisting a working crew. The crew was conducting a hot tap on a live gas line. The gas line was pressurized at approximately 5,500 kPa (kilopascals) (800 psi). An explosion occurred, and the employee sustained injuries from flying debris over his entire body. He was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$12,471$10,000Oct 7, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$12,471$10,000Oct 7, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

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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