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Muniz Construction: OSHA inspections and violations

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

2inspections
5citation items
$5,000current penalties
Jun 20, 2019last inspection

Muniz Construction has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2007.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 20, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Westlake.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $8,279 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,000, down 40%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Muniz Construction averages $3,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Muniz Construction: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344098223 OPENED JUN 20, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 2020

78 Andorrra, Westlake, TX 76262 · Finish Carpentry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$2,415$1,000Jun 24, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$2,415$1,500Jun 24, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
 Serious$1,449$500Jun 24, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2019Final

Inspection 309545705 OPENED OCT 11, 2007Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 2008

2425 Hideaway Dr, Dallas, TX 75214 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 11, 2007 (fatal): Employee electrocuted when truck bed strikes power line

On October 11, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a materials hauling trailer on a residential street. He was raising the bed to deposit a load when the trailer's tarp-raising arm contacted a 26 1/2 ft high energized power line. Employee #1 wa s electrocuted. The 7,620-volt power line was not insulated.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1) · Electrical safety in construction
 Serious$2,000$2,000Feb 14, 2008Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1)

(a) Protection of employees. (1) No employer shall permit an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, unless the employee is protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means.

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv)

(iv) Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment shall not be used to support scaffold platforms unless they have been specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11)

(11) Steep roofs. Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction

Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Texas

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.