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Unitas Construction, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Katy, Texas · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · NAICS 237310

2inspections
5citation items
$19,414current penalties
Sep 3, 2020last inspection

Unitas Construction, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 3, 2020 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Cypress.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $34,405 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $19,414, down 44%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1926.651, excavations (3 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Unitas Construction, Inc. averages $19,414 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Unitas Construction, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344916135 OPENED SEP 3, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 98 employees at the site · Closed Jun 2, 2022

Parkland Trail Crossing, Cypress, TX 77433 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 3, 2020 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by manhole cone in trench

At 2:00 p.m. on September 3, 2020, an employee was working in a trench to receive a manhole cone as it was lowered into the excavation. As the excavator operator lifted the arm out of the trench, a chain attached to the arm of the excavator caught onto the lifting point of the cone, which caused it to slip off and fall onto the employee. The employee received traumatic injuries to the face, head and neck and was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.251(b)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
 Other-than-serious$4,915$2,458Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations
 Other-than-serious$6,144$4,915Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1926.651(e) · Excavations
 Serious$8,601$6,021Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1926.651(j)(2) · Excavations
 Serious$6,144$0Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) · Trench protection
 Serious$8,601$6,021Feb 23, 2021Final

Inspection 342243979 OPENED APR 11, 2017Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jun 26, 2017

57 Whitwell Drive, Katy, TX 77494 · Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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(b)(1)

(b) Alloy steel chains. (1) Welded alloy steel chain slings shall have permanently affixed durable identification stating size, grade, rated capacity, and sling manufacturer.

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(e)

(e) Exposure to falling loads. No employee shall be permitted underneath loads handled by lifting or digging equipment. Employees shall be required to stand away from any vehicle being loaded or unloaded to avoid being struck by any spillage or falling materials. Operators may remain in the cabs of vehicles being loaded or unloaded when the vehicles are equipped, in accordance with § 1926.601(b)(6), to provide adequate protection for the operator during loading and unloading operations.

29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection

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