OSHA Inspection: TEXAS PRIDE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2012-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    a)  On or about October 11, 2012, at 2500 Business Center Dr. in Pearland TX - Employees installing a sheet metal roof, approximately 25 feet above the ground, were not protected from falll hazards.

Issued

2012-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $816.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface:    a)  On or about October 11, 2012, at 2500 Business Center Dr in Pearland, TX - The ladder side rails extended less than 2 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 15 feet to the ground.

Issued

2012-10-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricadeused to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:    a)  On or about October 11, 2012, at 2500 Business Center Dr in Pearland, TX - An extension ladder used to access the roof was not secured, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 15 feet to the ground.