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MTS E-Tex Services, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Hemphill, Texas · Landscaping Services · NAICS 561730

1inspections
1citation items
$1,765current penalties
Jun 5, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected MTS E-Tex Services, LLC once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jun 5, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Hemphill.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,716 and now stand at $1,765, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and MTS E-Tex Services, LLC averages $1,765 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

MTS E-Tex Services, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342377280 OPENED JUN 5, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2018

301 Clay Banks Dr., Hemphill, TX 75948 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 2, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from tree and is killed

At 1:45 p.m. on June 2, 2017, Employee #1 was in a vehicle mounted aerial lift assisting with cutting down a pine tree when the hydraulic line blew. Employee #1 made a decision to get down by exiting the aerial lift basket and attempting to climb down the tree. Employee #1 got onto the tree and wrapped his lanyard around the tree. As Employee #1 was climbing down, he unhooked his lanyard to get around a knot in the tree and fell approximately 60 feet. The employee was killed as a result of multiple fractures to his head, neck, back and legs. and legs.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$2,716$1,765Jul 11, 2017Final

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)(1)

(a) Basic requirement. (1) Within eight (8) hours after the death of any employee as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the fatality to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor.

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