SUGAR LAND, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ORLANDO ARGON
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ORLANDO ARGON in 703 CHARLESTON HTS. LANE, SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 335140380.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ORLANDO ARGON
- Site address
- 703 CHARLESTON HTS. LANE
- City
- SUGAR LAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77479
- Mailing
- 6643 WINDY RIVER LANE, KATY, TX 77449
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238130
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. At the site, on the exterior of a single-family, two-story residence under construction, an employee was nailing a tip line, while standing on a 2 X 10 board supported by three vertical 2 X 4s and two horizontal 2 x 4s connecting it to the structure. The lack of guard rail and a personal fall arrest system exposed the employee to a fall of approximately 15'.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2012
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide: At the site, on the exterior of a single-family, two-story residence under construction, an employee was nailing a tip line, while standing on a 2 X 10 board supported by three vertical 2 X 4s and two horizontal 2 x 4s connecting it to the structure. The lack of guard rail and a personal fall arrest system exposed the employee to a fall of approximately 15'.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 335140380.
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