OSHA Inspection: HALO OILFIELD & ELECTRICAL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):     Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection and were exposed to hazards from flying debris.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2):     Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a jobsite made scaffold that ranged in width between 7 and 10 inches exposing employee(s) to falls due to losing their footing.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2):     Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames,  or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation:    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a jobsite made scaffold that did not have base plates or mud sills exposing employee(s) to falls due to the scaffold shifting or collapsing.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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.    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a jobsite made scaffold that did not have a ladder or other means to access the scaffold exposing employee(s) to falls due to accessing the scaffold without a ladder.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a jobsite made scaffold and the employee(s) were not trained on the hazards associated with working on scaffolds.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 8, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(b):     The employer did not have each employee involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold trained by a competent person to recognize any hazards associated with the work in question.    a) 1169 Oaklawn (Highway 97) Pleasanton, TX 78064: On August 16, 2012 and at times prior there to, employee(s) were using a jobsite made scaffold that was not erected by employees who were trained by a competent person.