ATHENS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: EAST TEXAS STEEL
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EAST TEXAS STEEL in 2001 NE LOOP 7, ATHENS, TX 75751 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 338955206.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- EAST TEXAS STEEL
- Site address
- 2001 NE LOOP 7
- City
- ATHENS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75751
- Mailing
- 2402 CR 3711, ATHENS, TX 75751
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 IV
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use. This violation occurred on March 14, 2013 when the employer did not ensure that employees operating and working from a Terex powered industrial truck were protected from being exposed to falls and severe injury while working in and on a shop welded frame elevated work platform. Work platform extended 5 feet 8 inches beyond the 4 foot forks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.701 B
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.701(b): All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement. This violation occurred on March 14, 2013 when the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from impalement hazards due to unguarded rebar below that protruded approximately 3 feet above the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2800
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems. This violation occurred on March 14, 2013 when the employer did not ensure that employees working without fall protection were protected from falling more than 18 feet below and onto unguarded rebar.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $2800
1926.761 B
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761. This violation occurred on March 14, 2013 when the employer did not ensure that employees were adequately trained in fall protection. Employees were exposed to falls of more than 18 feet above unguarded rebar below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $700
- — Z (S) $2800
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 338955206.
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