Inspection 346402043 OPENED DEC 20, 2022Closed
34.98 -101.98, Canyon, TX 79015 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Williams Ditching, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 20, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Canyon.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $45,270 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $27,162, down 40%.
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. Williams Ditching, LLC averages $27,162 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 342643053 OPENED SEP 14, 2017Closed
Hillside Terrace Estate 30" Sewer Replacement, Ridgewood Apartments, 7628 Loop 335, Amarillo, TX 79119 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 8, 2017: Worker in trench collapse incurs back fractures
At 1:15 p.m. on September 8, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction trenching company, was working at the site of a multifamily residential community's sewer replacement project. He was working from a trench box in a trench. As he exited the trench box, the earth collapsed around him. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for fractured vertebrae in his back.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Serious | $9,054 | $9,054 | Feb 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.651(e) · Excavations |
Serious | $9,054 | $0 | Feb 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(i) · Excavations |
Other-than-serious | $9,054 | $9,054 | Feb 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) · Excavations |
Serious | $9,054 | $9,054 | Feb 23, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1926.652(a) · Trench protection |
Other-than-serious | $9,054 | $0 | Feb 23, 2018 | Final |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 9, 2017, Amarillo: Hospitalization · fractures · lumbar region
Employees were placing a water line for the city when one of the employees stepped outside of the trenching box. The earth collapsed around him, fracturing his lower vertebrae.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)
(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations
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 1926.651(g)(1)(i)
(i) Where oxygen deficiency (atmospheres containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen) or a hazardous atmosphere exists or could reasonably be expected to exist, such as in excavations in landfill areas or excavations in areas where hazardous substances are stored nearby, the atmospheres in the excavation shall be tested before employees enter excavations greater than 4 feet (1.22 m) in depth.
29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection
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