Austin, Texas · Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors · NAICS 238110
4inspections
4citation items
$11,645current penalties
Sep 12, 2023last inspection
Halstruc, Inc. has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2023.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 12, 2023, in Houston.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $19,408 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,645, down 40%.
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Halstruc, Inc. averages $5,822 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Halstruc, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Houston site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 125 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 49 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Halstruc
Houston · 2023
125
3
1
0.0
2.8
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee was on a column securing clamps and shackles that connect the column to the tower crane. He noticed the chain had kinks and went to fix them when slack was removed from the chain and the employee's right little finger was pinched between two chain links. The employee sustained a partial amputation.
An employee was cutting plywood pieces with a circular saw. The blade jammed. When the employee freed it up, it moved forward and cut the employee's left index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The middle finger was amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(5) Demonstrate that he/she meets the requirements in paragraphs (c)(1) through (4) of this section through an oral or written test, and through a practical test.
(c) Portable firefighting equipment—(1) Fire extinguishers and small hose lines. (i) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.