Establishment profile
HOUSTON CONTRACTING
U PAD SPINE ROAD, PRUDHOE BAY, AK, 99734
Operated by Houston Contracting Company · 1 of 3 establishments
Summary
HOUSTON CONTRACTING has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $177,625 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11,696 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HOUSTON CONTRACTING appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $177,625 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1140.1 C05 A I | 1 | 1 | $35,000 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1140.1 C02 | 1 | 1 | $35,000 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1140.1 C04 | 1 | 1 | $35,000 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1140.1 C09 C | 1 | 1 | $35,000 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1140.1 C01 | 1 | 1 | $35,000 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1070.3 A04 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 5014.0 A02 F X | 1 | 1 | $938 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1090.3 C03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 5015.0 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1070.3 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 5011.0 F07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1010.5 C09 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 11,696 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 621 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1994 | ASPHYXIATED,CONFINED SPACE,PPE,WORK RULESFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for HOUSTON CONTRACTING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-04-30 | Accident | 5 | — | $175,000 | |
| 1994-03-03 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $2,625 | |
| 1993-03-27 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HOUSTON CONTRACTING is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Houston Contracting Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Houston Contracting Company across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Houston Contracting Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in AKState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOUSTON CONTRACTING from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Houston Contracting Company, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HOUSTON CONTRACTING's OSHA violation history?
- HOUSTON CONTRACTING has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $177,625 in total penalties.
- Has HOUSTON CONTRACTING had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving HOUSTON CONTRACTING.