ROBSTOWN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: GOEBEL WELDING AND CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GOEBEL WELDING AND CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C in 4852 HWY 44, ROBSTOWN, TX 78380 (NAICS 238190). OSHA activity number 335639381.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GOEBEL WELDING AND CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C
- Site address
- 4852 HWY 44
- City
- ROBSTOWN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78380
- Mailing
- 651 FM 1203, THREE RIVERS, TX 78071
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 238190
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.351 B02
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $500 · Current $300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.351(b)(2): Welding cable(s) in use were not free from improper repair or splices for a minimum distance of 10 feet from the cable end to which the electrode holder was connected. At this workplace employees involved in welding a support bracing to a metal building used welding cables which were not properly repaired.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $300
- · Z (S) $500
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person: At this workplace, employees involved in welding operations worked from a job made basket scaffold elevated by a forklift at approximately 20 feet in height.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Jan 29, 2013
- Abate by
- Feb 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: At this workplace employees involved in welding operations were elevated approximately 20 feet in a job made basket scaffold raised by forklift trucks. The forklifts were moved while occupied and the basket was not attached to the forklift, exposing employees to a fall.
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 335639381.
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