GALVESTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SPECIAL CONTRACTORS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SPECIAL CONTRACTORS in 201 SEAWALL BLVD., GALVESTON, TX 77550 (NAICS 339950). OSHA activity number 332790997.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SPECIAL CONTRACTORS
- Site address
- 201 SEAWALL BLVD.
- City
- GALVESTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77550
- Mailing
- 7527 FM 2004, HITCHCOCK, TX 77563
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 339950
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $1,998 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, sturcure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used. Crossbraces were used as a means of access. At the site, where employees used the crossbraces of a scaffold to access the platforms. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1998
- · Z (S) $3600
1926.451 G04 I
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $1,998 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(4)(i): Guardrail systems were not installed along all open sides and ends of platforms before being released for use by employees other than erection/dismantling crews: At the site, where employees were repairing a billboard from the second tier of a scaffold without having a guardrail system installed along all open sides. This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1998
- · Z (S) $3600
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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 332790997.
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