SAN ANTONIO, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC LLC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC LLC. in 15706 SEEKERS ST., SAN ANTONIO, TX 78255 (NAICS 221114). OSHA activity number 335391983.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ADVANCED SOLAR ELECTRIC LLC.
- Site address
- 15706 SEEKERS ST.
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78255
- Mailing
- 30063 HIGHWAY 281 N., BULVERDE, TX 78163
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
- 221114
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: On or about 7/25/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 ft. in height to the ground level below while installing solar panels on a roof pitch approximately 12:12 and not tied off.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1200
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: On or about 7/25/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 ft. in height to the ground level below while installing solar panels on a roof pitch approximately 12:12 and not tied off.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access: On or about 7/25/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 ft. in height to the ground level below while using a ladder that had the side-rails extend approximately 1 ft. beyond the landing surface to access a roof.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1200
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 A01
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee using ladders and/or stairways had been trained by a competent person in the nature of fall hazards in the work area: On or about 7/25/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 ft. in height to the ground level below while using a ladder that did not have the side-rails extend 3 ft. beyond the landing to access a roof.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1060 B
- Issued
- Aug 10, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(b): The employer did not provide retraining as necessary so that each employee exposed to fall hazards maintained the understanding and knowledge acquired through initial training: On or about 7/25/12 employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 18 ft. in height to the ground level below while using a ladder that did not have the side-rails extend 3 ft. beyond the landing to access a roof.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 335391983.
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