HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BAKERS' SIGNS & MANUFACTURING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BAKERS' SIGNS & MANUFACTURING, INC. in 5940 GULF FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77023 (NAICS 541850). OSHA activity number 335866018.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BAKERS' SIGNS & MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Site address
- 5940 GULF FREEWAY
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77023
- Mailing
- 11201 FM 1485, CONROE, TX 77306
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 541850
- Employees
- 3
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.307 D01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.307(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet (2.128 m) or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section: a) At the site, where the pulley near the pedestal base of the Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, was not guarded.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1232
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1412 F01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(f)(1): The equipment was not inspected at least every 12 months by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section: a) At the site, where the employees used a Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, to lift a Chick-fil-A sign prior to having an annual inspection.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1848
- — C (S) $4200
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.1412 K
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1412(k): The employer did not make all documents produced under this section available, during the applicable document retention period, to all persons who conduct inspections under this section: a) At the site, where the employee did not have access to previous inspection documents for the Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130 prior to performing the daily inspection. The employee used the crane to lift a Chick-fil-A advertising sign.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1416 D01 II
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $1,848 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1416(d)(1)(ii): If the equipment was manufactured on or before December 16, 1969, and is not equipped with a boom hoist limiting device, at least one of the measures in paragraphs (d)(1)(i)(A) through (C) of this section were not used: a) At the site, where employees used a Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, to lift a Chick-fil-A advertising sign with a boom angle indicator that was faded and illegible.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1848
- — C (S) $4200
- — Z (S) $4200
1926.1417 C01
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,232 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1417(c)(1): The procedures applicable to the operation of the equipment, including rated capacities (load charts), recommended operating speeds, special hazard warnings, instructions, and operator's manual, were not readily available in the cab at all times for use by the operator: a) At the site, where employees used a Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, to lift a Chick-fil-A advertising sign without having a load chart available prior to performing the lift. b) At the site, where employees used a Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, to lift a Chick-fil-A advertising sign without having an operator's manual in the cab of the truck.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $1232
- — C (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.1417 E01 IV
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1417(e)(1)(iv): The operator left the controls while the load was suspended. Barricades, caution lines, or notices, were not erected to prevent all employees from entering the fall zone: a) At the site, where employees left the Chick-fil-A advertising sign suspended from the Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130, without a barricade around the fall zone.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2100
1926.1422
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 25, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $840 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1422: Hand signal charts were not posted on the equipment or conspicuously posted in the vicinity of the hoisting operations: a) At the site, where there was no hand signal chart posted on the Skyhook truck mounted crane, serial #1303321668, model #HD130.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $840
- — C (S) $2100
- — Z (S) $2100
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Source
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