OSHA has inspected Hydratec, Inc. 2 times in California since 2009.
The latest one began on Jan 28, 2016 after a complaint, in Buttonwillow.
Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $2,255 and still stand at $2,255.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Hydratec, Inc. averages $1,475 (1 cited inspection).
Inspection 312433915 OPENED SEP 3, 2009Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jan 14, 2010
Gromer Avenue & Palm Avenue, Wasco, CA 93280 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 21, 2009: Worker injures back in fall into trench
At approximately 10:21 a.m. on August 21, 2009, Employee #1, a foreman with Hydr atec, Inc., was supervising the installation of irrigation pipe. While installin g the pipe, he was supervising a worker in the trench while standing on the edge of the trench, the soil gave way and he fell into the trench. He landed on his back on a 6 inch PVC pipe. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fracture of the lu mbar transverse process at three separate points (L1, L2, and L3).
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $225 | $225 | Dec 2, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $110 | Dec 2, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3439 B |
Other-than-serious | $335 | $335 | Dec 2, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3395 E03 |
Other-than-serious | $110 | $110 | Dec 2, 2009 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
