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Lowry Contracting, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Schertz, Texas · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · NAICS 237990

1inspections
2citation items
$1,904current penalties
Apr 19, 2017last inspection

Lowry Contracting, LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Apr 19, 2017 on a referral, in Schertz.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $3,173 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,904, down 40%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Lowry Contracting, LLC averages $1,904 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Lowry Contracting, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342259397 OPENED APR 19, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2017

Fm 2252, Schertz, TX 78154 · Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 27, 2017: Employee fractures leg when struck by truck

At approximately 10:15 a.m. on March 27, 2017, an employee and crew were laying pipe in east bound easement of FM 2252. The employee backed into a roadway and was struck by rear wheels of 18 wheeler truck. The employee was hospitalized and treated for fractured right leg.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,173$1,304May 24, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$1,000$600May 24, 2017Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Mar 27, 2017, Schertz: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)

An employee and crew were laying pipe in an easement when the employee backed into the roadway and was struck by the rear wheels of an 18-wheeler. The employee suffered a broken femur.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

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.

Other other heavy and civil engineering construction employers in Texas

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