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Tec: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Masonry Contractors · NAICS 238140

9inspections
23citation items
$19,900current penalties
Nov 2, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tec 9 times in Texas since 1988.

The latest one began on Nov 2, 2022 as a planned inspection, in San Antonio.

Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 15 serious, 1 repeat and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $45,323 and now stand at $19,900, 56% lower after settlements or reviews.

Scaffolds, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1926.451.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Tec averages $6,500 (3 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Tec: OSHA citation items per year, 1988 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346319296 OPENED NOV 2, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2026

20900 Ih -10 W, San Antonio, TX 78257 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$2,679$1,000Feb 17, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,349$2,000Feb 17, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$4,018$2,000Feb 17, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Repeat$8,036$5,000Feb 17, 2023Final

Inspection 345744742 OPENED JAN 25, 2022Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 11, 2023

11207 W 1604 N, San Antonio, TX 78254 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Other-than-serious$2,486$1,000May 23, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) · Aerial lifts
 Serious$2,486$1,250May 23, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$3,729$1,250May 23, 2022Final

Inspection 345430706 OPENED JUL 20, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 1, 2022

2411 St. Croix Street, San Antonio, TX 78258 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345295547 OPENED MAY 6, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2025

11207 W Loop 1604 N (mission Park Chapel-new Construction), Helotes, TX 78023 · Masonry Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,511$1,500Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,511$1,500Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$3,511$1,500Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2) · Rules for each type of scaffold
 Serious$3,511$0Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7) · Scaffolds, general requirements
 Serious$4,096$1,500Sep 10, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1926.454(a) · Scaffold training
 Serious$0$0Sep 10, 2021Final

Inspection 107372203 OPENED SEP 7, 1989Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 22, 1990

9500 Lawndale, Houston, TX 77023 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4) · Fire protection
 Serious$40$40Sep 15, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i) · Fire protection
 Serious$0$0Sep 18, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1926.103(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 18, 1989Closed

Inspection 107374902 OPENED AUG 3, 1989Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 1989

4503 Beechnut, Houston, TX 77096 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 107373714 OPENED APR 19, 1989Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Aug 8, 1989

4503 Beechnut, Houston, TX 77096 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1926.59(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.59(h) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 2, 1989Closed

Inspection 106853401 OPENED NOV 15, 1988Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 1988

4503 Beechnut, Houston, TX 77096 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

1 older inspection

Inspection 2315000 OPENED APR 18, 1988Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Aug 15, 1988

3900 Lawler, Garland, TX 75042 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 16, 1988 (fatal): Employee falls from elevation

Three employees were preparing to paint a 160-ft water tower. Two coworkers were sandblasting from boatwains chairs and Employee #1 was stationed at the top to ensure the coworkers' ropes falls would not become entangled as they changed loc ation. They all were wearing safety belts with lanyards attached to rope falls w hich were tied in a bowline knot around the bent pipe of the water tower, which was sufficient to sustain a 3400 lb static loading. Employee #1 lost his hard ha t to a gust of wind. Employee #1 lost his balance while trying to catch his hard has and fell. Employee #1 was sliding down the rounded surface of the water tan k when the rope fall snapped and he fell to the ground below. Employee #1 died f rom injuries suffered from the fall.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.104(c) · Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards
 Serious$360$360Jun 29, 1988Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.20

29 CFR 1926.103 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1926.104 · Safety belts, lifelines, and lanyards

29 CFR 1926.104(c)

(c) Lifelines used on rock-scaling operations, or in areas where the lifeline may be subjected to cutting or abrasion, shall be a minimum of 7/8-inch wire core manila rope. For all other lifeline applications, a minimum of 3/4-inch manila or equivalent, with a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds, shall be used.

29 CFR 1926.150 · Fire protection

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(4)

(4) All firefighting equipment shall be periodically inspected and maintained in operating condition. Defective equipment shall be immediately replaced.

29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(i)

(c) Portable firefighting equipment—(1) Fire extinguishers and small hose lines. (i) A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 2A, shall be provided for each 3,000 square feet of the protected building area, or major fraction thereof. Travel distance from any point of the protected area to the nearest fire extinguisher shall not exceed 100 feet.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.451 · Scaffolds, general requirements

29 CFR 1926.452 · Rules for each type of scaffold

29 CFR 1926.453 · Aerial lifts

29 CFR 1926.454 · Scaffold training

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.59 · Hazard communication

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