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TYLER, TX —

OSHA Inspection: BW MASONRY

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BW MASONRY in 1010 E. FIRST STREET, TYLER, TX 75701 (NAICS 238140). OSHA activity number 339042020.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment
BW MASONRY
Site address
1010 E. FIRST STREET
City
TYLER
State
TX
ZIP
75701
Mailing
255 N. VZ 1502, VAN, TX 75790

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
238140
Employees
10
Ownership type
A

Citations

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1926.451 F14

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(14): The employer did not ensure that makeshift devices, such as but not limited to boxes and barrels, were not be used on top of scaffold platforms to increase the working level height of employees.    On or about August 15, 2013 and at times prior to, employees used cinder blocks (brick) to increase their working level height.  Employees were exposed to falls of more than 10 feet to the concrete below.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $840
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.451 G01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):  The employer did not ensure that each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was protected from falling to that lower level.     On or about August 15, 2013 and at times prior to, employees worked from welded frame scaffolds without the use of a guardrail system or other form of fall protection.  Employees were exposed to falls of more than 10 feet to the concrete below.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $840
  • — Z (S) $2800

1926.451 H01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1200.00 · Current $360.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(h)(1):  The employer did not ensure that in addition to wearing hardhats each employee on a scaffold was provided with additional protection from falling hand tools, debris, and other small objects through the installation of toeboards, screens, or guardrail systems, or through the erection of debris nets, catch platforms, or canopy structures that contain or deflect the falling objects.    On or about August 15, 2013 and at times prior to, employees working in areas where there was a danger of being struck by falling materials and/or tools from scaffolds above that were not equipped with toeboards or any other additional protection.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $360
  • — Z (S) $1200

1926.452 C04

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2800.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(c)(4): The employer did not ensure that where uplift could occur which could displace scaffold end frames or panels, the frames or panels were locked together vertically by pins or equivalent means.    On or about August 15, 2013 and at times prior to, employees working on a welded frame scaffold were exposed to a fall of more than 10 feet to the concrete below and being struck by scaffold components if collapse were to occur due to up lift
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $840
  • — 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 339042020.