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Rtel Construction, Ltd: OSHA inspections and violations

Flower Mound, Texas · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · NAICS 238990

1inspections
5citation items
$8,000current penalties
Jan 15, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rtel Construction, Ltd once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jan 15, 2020 as a planned inspection, in Flower Mound.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,110 and now stand at $8,000, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Excavations comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.651.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Rtel Construction, Ltd averages $8,000 (1 cited inspection).

Rtel Construction, Ltd: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344561766 OPENED JAN 15, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed May 1, 2020

Sidewalk Adjacent Building 2300 Cross Timbers Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.651(h)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$3,856$2,000Feb 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$0$0Feb 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations
 Serious$3,856$2,000Feb 18, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$5,398$3,000Feb 18, 2020Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$1,000$1,000Feb 18, 2020Final

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 1926.651(h)(1)

(h) Protection from hazards associated with water accumulation. (1) Employees shall not work in excavations in which there is accumulated water, or in excavations in which water is accumulating, unless adequate precautions have been taken to protect employees against the hazards posed by water accumulation. The precautions necessary to protect employees adequately vary with each situation, but could include special support or shield systems to protect from cave-ins, water removal to control the level of accumulating water, or use of a safety harness and lifeline.

29 CFR 1926.651(j)(1)

(j) Protection of employees from loose rock or soil. (1) Adequate protection shall be provided to protect employees from loose rock or soil that could pose a hazard by falling or rolling from an excavation face. Such protection shall consist of scaling to remove loose material; installation of protective barricades at intervals as necessary on the face to stop and contain falling material; or other means that provide equivalent protection.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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