ZAPATA, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO., INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO., INC. in 6606 N HWY 83, ZAPATA, TX 78076 (NAICS 324121). OSHA activity number 339143851.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO., INC.
- Site address
- 6606 N HWY 83
- City
- ZAPATA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78076
- Mailing
- 21202 MINES RD, LAREDO, TX 78045
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 324121
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2013
- Abate by
- Dec 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 and crushing hazards: At this location, employees were not protected against being struck by and crushed by wheel loaders during loading operations when refueling activities were performed in areas where loading operations were occurring. No effective means of traffic control was in place to prevent employees from being in areas of restricted vision of wheel loader operators when refueling.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 339143851.
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