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Principal Services, Ltd.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

5inspections
9citation items
$60,814current penalties
Aug 12, 2025last inspection

Principal Services, Ltd. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 12, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Rosenberg.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 7 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $93,076 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $60,814, down 35%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.652, trench protection (4 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Principal Services, Ltd. averages $15,203 over 4 cited inspections in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Principal Services, Ltd.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348432899 OPENED AUG 12, 2025Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2026

Benton Rd. & A Myers Rd., Rosenberg, TX 77469 · 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 1926.251(a)(6) · Rigging equipment for material handling
 Other-than-serious$6,620$4,634Jan 21, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$8,276$5,793Jan 21, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$11,585$8,110Jan 21, 2026Final

Inspection 343228573 OPENED JUN 12, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 47 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2018

Parnevik Pl & Harmon Dr, Conroe, TX 77304 · 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$9,959$9,959Jul 23, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$19,918$9,959Jul 23, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$19,918$9,959Jul 23, 2018Final

Inspection 342229705 OPENED APR 6, 2017Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Apr 18, 2017

Roman Forest Blvd. @ Winding Summit Dr., New Caney, TX 77357 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341250900 OPENED FEB 13, 2016Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2016

Mueshke Rd. @ Towering Cypress Dr., Cypress, TX 77433 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 13, 2016 (fatal): Employee crushed and killed in a trench collapse

At 2:00 p.m. on February 13, 2016, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were in an excavation installing sanitary sewer lines in a 13.5 foot trench near a gas line. A foreman saw that the excavation was caving-in and yelled at Employee #1 and Employee #2 to get out of the trench. Employee #2 got out of the trench without injury, but Employee #1 was not able to make it out and was killed at the scene.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$7,000$5,600Mar 10, 2016Final

Inspection 341210664 OPENED JAN 25, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2016

Falcon Landing Blvd. At Gaston Rd., Katy, TX 77449 · 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(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$4,900$3,400Mar 10, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$4,900$3,400Mar 10, 2016Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6)

(6) Inspections. Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments shall be inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer. Additional inspections shall be performed during sling use, where service conditions warrant. Damaged or defective slings shall be immediately removed from service.

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 1926.651(j)(2)

(2) Employees shall be protected from excavated or other materials or equipment that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling into excavations. Protection shall be provided by placing and keeping such materials or equipment at least 2 feet (.61 m) from the edge of excavations, or by the use of retaining devices that are sufficient to prevent materials or equipment from falling or rolling into excavations, or by a combination of both if necessary.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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