LUBBOCK, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BACK TO EARTH RESOURCES, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of BACK TO EARTH RESOURCES, INC. in 5407 SLATON HIGHWAY, LUBBOCK, TX 79364 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300576485.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BACK TO EARTH RESOURCES, INC.
- Site address
- 5407 SLATON HIGHWAY
- City
- LUBBOCK
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79364
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- Yes
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 2875
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 8, 1999
- Abate by
- Jan 25, 1999
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the condition(s) listed below: 5407 Slaton Hwy, Lubbock, Texas, on or about 6 October 1998, at approximately 1600 hours, an equipment operator and a mechanic were engaged in repairing the lift cylinder of a 30 foot Hobbs token trailer (Model dump) attached to a Mack truck. A quick connect coupler had disengaged while the dump trailer (empty weight 12,800 pounds) was in the extended position. This condition exposed an employee to a hazards of being struck/crushed by the tires of the tractor caused by the hydraulic fluid release unexpected quantities. Among other feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard would be: a) To use a truck equipped with a winch sufficient to hold the trailer suspended while relieving the hydraulic pressure. b) To use a hoist to hold the trailer suspended while relieving the hydraulic pressure.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900.00
- — Z (S) $4200.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 300576485.
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