HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE WASTE
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of AFFORDABLE WASTE in 700 HOLMES ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77045 (NAICS 562119). OSHA activity number 339003261.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AFFORDABLE WASTE
- Site address
- 700 HOLMES ROAD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77045
- Mailing
- 1101 ARCHER, HOUSTON, TX 77009
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 562119
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing, or likely to cause, death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: struck-by hazards where a Bobcat S-175 skid steer loader, serial number A3L539133, was operated in a dark location. The skid steer's back-up lights were inoperable and the area was not adequately illuminated to allow employees working in the area to see the moving skid steer.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · 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). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339003261.
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