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TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.

N.FRONTAGE 45 X FM 528, HOUSTON, TX, 77073
Operated by STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC · 1 of 113 establishments
237310Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

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OSHA inspections
2
over 21 years
Violations
5
$10,975 in penalties
Penalties
$10,975
$2,195 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $10,975 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 913 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 21 yrs
Violations
5
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$10,975
$2,195 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

100% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $10,975 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.1053 B1611$3,500Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1926.0651 K0111$3,350Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1926.0651 F11$2,125Jun 2006Jun 2006
29 CFR 1926.0501 B0111$2,000Aug 2009Aug 2009
29 CFR 1926.0652 A0111Jun 2006Jun 2006

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 2373 within TX. Peer group: 913 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.3
vs industry
−1.2
TRIR
0.3
vs industry
−2.2

Reported for 289 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Referral
1

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 TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$486
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 3 violations · $486 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2004 – Apr 2014231$486

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 3 violations · $486 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2012 – Apr 2014Power and Communication Line and Related Structures ConstructionFLSA10
Jul 2004 – Oct 2004Highway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionFLSA21$486

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.. 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 TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1946500
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$22.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$29.6M
Awards
8
Top agency
Department of Homeland Security
$23.1M
Company-wide — TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION CO. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$22.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$22.6M
Awards (all-time)
3

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Homeland Security$23.1M
Department of Defense$6.5M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 236220 - COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. Last action: 2023-09-26. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-08-13Planned11$2,000
2006-02-23Referral41$8,975

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. is one of 113 establishments rolled up under the parent organization STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC across all 113 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in highway, street, and bridge construction within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE, INC, which operates 113 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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Frequently asked

What is TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.'s OSHA violation history?
TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $10,975 in total penalties.
How does TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.'s safety record compare to its industry?
TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P. operates in the highway, street, and bridge construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.5. TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION L.P.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.35 compared to an industry average of 1.5.