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Merash Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

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

1inspections
2citation items
$3,200current penalties
Oct 7, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Merash Construction once in Texas.

The inspection began on Oct 7, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Kingsville.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,200 and still stand at $3,200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Merash Construction averages $3,200 (1 cited inspection).

Merash Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340969096 OPENED OCT 7, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2016

S. Hwy 77 Bypass & Senator Carlos Traun Blvd, Kingsville, TX 78363 · 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$1,600$1,600Dec 8, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
Serious$1,600$1,600Dec 8, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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(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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