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Kik Underground LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

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

3inspections
4citation items
$37,819current penalties
Jan 16, 2025last inspection

Since 2020, OSHA inspectors have visited Kik Underground LLC in Texas 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 16, 2025, in Krum.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $53,353; today they stand at $37,819, 29% less.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,080 penalty. Kik Underground LLC averages $18,910 across 2 cited inspections.

2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.

Kik Underground LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347984163 OPENED JAN 16, 2025Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed May 12, 2025

Open Trench In Hickory Grove Phase Ii In Vicinity Of Ne Intersection Of Highways 156 And 380, Krum, TX 76249 · 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
 Serious$9,045$5,427Apr 18, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(b) · Trench protection
 Serious$14,895$8,937Apr 18, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction
 Serious$14,895$8,937Apr 18, 2025Final

Inspection 347466732 OPENED MAY 8, 2024Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 230 employees at the site · Open

Stantion 101, Forney, TX 75126 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 7, 2024 (fatal): Employee is struck by backhoe bucket in excavation, later di

At 9:00 a.m. on May 7, 2024, Employee #1 was working in an excavation when the arm of a track hoe struck him. The employee was then struck by the bucket of the backhoe when it fell, resulting in blunt force injuries to the head. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was later pronounced dead from his injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$14,518$14,518Nov 4, 2024Contested

Inspection 344881792 OPENED AUG 14, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 120 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2021

2320-2628 Crossbend Rd., Plano, TX 75023 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 13, 2020 (fatal): Foreman collapses and dies from heat stroke

At 3:50 p.m. on August 13, 2020, Employee #1, a foreman employed by a pipeline construction company, was working at a multifamily residential site where a new underground water line and connecting water pipes were being installed. There was a high outdoor temperature as he worked outside, passing out hand bills to notify residents there would be a temporary water utility shutoff. Employee #1 began to experience symptoms of heat-related illness and collapsed. He died at the job site from heat stroke.

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 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)

(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.

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 1926.652 · Trench protection

29 CFR 1926.652(b)

(b) Design of sloping and benching systems. The slopes and configurations of sloping and benching systems shall be selected and constructed by the employer or his designee and shall be in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b)(1); or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(2); or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(3), or, in the alternative, paragraph (b)(4), as follows:

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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