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United Electric: OSHA inspections and violations

Wichita Falls, Texas · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · NAICS 238210

12inspections
94citation items
$15,905current penalties
Aug 18, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected United Electric 12 times in Texas since 1976.

The latest one began on Aug 18, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Houston.

Those inspections ended with 94 citation items: 45 serious and 49 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,155 and now stand at $15,905, 17% lower after settlements or reviews.

Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 18 items under 1910.217.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,079, and United Electric averages $2,000 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

United Electric also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

United Electric: OSHA citation items per year, 1976 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340857887 OPENED AUG 18, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2019

12111 Veterans Memorial Dr., Houston, TX 77067 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction
Serious$2,000$2,000Dec 11, 2015Final

Inspection 308230366 OPENED NOV 19, 2004Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 2009

803 W Hwy 100, Port Isabel, TX 78578 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$750$750Mar 10, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1) · Stairways in construction
Serious$750$750Mar 10, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12) · Stairways in construction
Serious$750$750Mar 10, 2005Closed

Inspection 302655329 OPENED JUL 28, 1999Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 1999

501 Galveston Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,050$630Aug 13, 1999Closed

Inspection 300520699 OPENED JAN 19, 1999Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jan 20, 1999

501 Galveston Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 16, 1999 (fatal): Employee killed when caught in forklift mechanism

Employee #1 was standing on the dashboard of a Mitsubishi forklift trying to get a table out of the trash dumpster when he became caught between the ram and the cage. He was crushed and killed.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 123630568 OPENED AUG 10, 1998Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 1998

1020 Nasa Rd 1, Suite 138, Houston, TX 77058 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Serious$600$360Sep 2, 1998Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Serious$0$0Sep 2, 1998Closed

Inspection 101492908 OPENED OCT 17, 1989Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 1990

501 Galveston Street, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$500$500Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$500$500Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$200$200Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$700$700Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4) · Machine guarding
Serious$200$200Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(5) · Machine guarding
Serious$300$300Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(3)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$400$400Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$600$600Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$500$500Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 15a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$500$500Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 15b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$500$500Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 16
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$300$300Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 17
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(2) · Hazard communication
Serious$200$200Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 1, item 18
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$200$200Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.141(c)(2) · Sanitation
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(ii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 27, 1989Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 27, 1989Closed

Inspection 1394899 OPENED JUN 12, 1984Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 170 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 1985

501 Galvaston, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$640$300Jun 29, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 29, 1984Closed

Inspection 1434562 OPENED MAY 29, 1984Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 170 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 1985

501 Galveston, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$180$90Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.107(d)(5) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 1e
29 CFR 1910.107(d)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$60$30Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$60$30Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$400$200Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(iii) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(iii) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 19, 1984Closed
4 older inspections

Inspection 16692642 OPENED NOV 17, 1981Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 136 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 1982

501 Galveston St Off Kell St, Wichita Falls, TX 76307 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2) · Lead in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 25, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(1)(i) · Lead in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 25, 1981Closed

Inspection 16682288 OPENED JUN 18, 1981Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 136 employees at the site · Closed Oct 15, 1982

501 Galveston St, Wichita Falls, TX 76307 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$400$100Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$400$100Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$400$100Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$400$100Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$500$150Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(iva) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$500$150Sep 1, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(6)(iib) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(7)(iii) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.106(g)(3)(ivd) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.106(g)(8) · Flammable liquids
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(9) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 10
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 11
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 12
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 13
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 14
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 15
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 16
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(8)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 17
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(4) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 18
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(6)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 19
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(iv) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 20
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 21
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 22
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 23
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(4)(ixc) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 24
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 25
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 26
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(5)(iva) · Grounding and circuit protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 27
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 28
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed
Citation 2, item 29
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1981Closed

Inspection 16560955 OPENED MAR 19, 1976Closed

Follow-up · Complete · Safety · 127 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

509 Kell Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76307 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 16560591 OPENED JAN 22, 1976Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 127 employees at the site · Closed Mar 22, 1976

509 Kell Blvd, Wichita Falls, TX 76307 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$50$50Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$30$30Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 1, item 6 Other-than-serious$35$35Jan 30, 1976Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(4)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$600$600Jan 30, 1976Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Wichita Falls site logged 12 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 102 workers: 8.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 131 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
United Electric LP
Wichita Falls · 2018
102 1228.32.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1025 · Lead in general industry

29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(2)

(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.

29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(1)(i)

(i) Hygiene facilities and practices. (1) The employer shall assure that in areas where employees are exposed to lead above the PEL, without regard to the use of respirators, food or beverage is not present or consumed, tobacco products are not present or used, and cosmetics are not applied, except in change rooms, lunchrooms, and showers required under paragraphs (i)(2) through (i)(4) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.104 · Oxygen

29 CFR 1910.104(b)(3)(iii)

(iii) Fire resistive structures. Twenty-five feet from any structures with fire-resistive exterior walls or sprinklered buildings of other construction, but not less than one-half the height of adjacent side wall of the structure.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.1052 · Stairways in construction

29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

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