OSHA Inspection: MARCO METAL BUILDING

Issued

Jul 24, 2012

Abate by

Aug 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):     Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level:                                                                                                        a)  Corner of FM 78 and Lakeview Dr., San Antonio, TX,  On or about 06/22/12, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls from an elevation of 37' 10"  to the concrete ground below while climbing the mid and top rails of the scissor lift, which was used to accessing the roof.

Issued

Jul 24, 2012

Abate by

Aug 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi):     Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks:                                                                                             a)  Corner of FM 78 and Lakeview Dr., San Antonio, TX,  On or about 06/22/12, and at times prior thereto, an employee was exposed to the hazards of being struck-by while operating a forklift and leaving the forklift unattended with an elevated load.

Issued

Jul 24, 2012

Abate by

Aug 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(d):     The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by 1910.178(l) of this chapter:                                                                                             a)  Corner of FM 78 and Lakeview Dr., San Antonio, TX,  On or about 06/22/12, and at times prior thereto, an employee was were exposed to the hazards of being struck-by while operating a forklift without being trained and was unable to provide certification of training.

Issued

Jul 24, 2012

Abate by

Aug 14, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1):     Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems:    a)  Corner of FM 78 and Lakeview Dr., San Antonio, TX,  On or about 06/22/12, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to the hazards of falls from an elevation of 26' 2"  to the dirt ground below while working on a roof installing decking without fall protection.