METAIRIE, LA ·
OSHA Inspection: DELEON & SONS, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DELEON & SONS, LLC in TROPIC CARWASH VETERANS BLVD., METAIRIE, LA 70003 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 338956626.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DELEON & SONS, LLC
- Site address
- TROPIC CARWASH VETERANS BLVD.
- City
- METAIRIE
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70003
- Mailing
- 7928 BAROCCO DR., HARAHAN, LA 70123
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238140
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 E01
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are 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 another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access. a) Tropic Carwash, Veterans Blvd., Metairie, LA; On or about 2/20/13, the employer allowed employees to access and egress a scaffold for bricklaying purposes while not having a ladder attached. The employees were 21 feet above ground.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): For all scaffolds not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, each employee shall be protected by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section. a) Tropic Carwash, Metairie, LA; On or about 03/13/13, the employer did not ensure that employees working from a tubular welded scaffold approximately 21 feet above the ground was protected by a complete guardrail system or wore personal fall arrest systems.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $816
- · Z (S) $1360
1926.451 H02 II
- Issued
- Apr 3, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 10, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(h)(2)(ii): A toeboard shall be erected along the edge of platforms more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower levels for a distance sufficient to protect employees below, except on float (ship) scaffolds where an edging of 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch (2 x 4 cm) wood or equivalent may be used in lieu of toeboards; a)Tropic Car Wash, Metairie, LA; the employer failed to ensure toeboards were installed on a 21 foot high scaffold platform that held blocks and other material.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $816
- · Z (S) $1360
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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 338956626.
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