ABILENE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: GLASS SALES AND SERVICES INC.
Programmed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a programmed Related safety inspection of GLASS SALES AND SERVICES INC. in I20 HWY 351, ABILENE, TX 79601 (NAICS 238150). OSHA activity number 339171209.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GLASS SALES AND SERVICES INC.
- Site address
- I20 HWY 351
- City
- ABILENE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79601
- Mailing
- 6201 FORT WORTH AVENUE, FORT WORTH, TX 76112
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Programmed Related (I)
- 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
- 238150
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(1): Each platform on all working levels of scaffolds was not fully planked or decked between the front uprights and the guardrail supports as specified in paragraphs 1926.451(b)(1)(i)-(ii). On or before July 8, 2013 employees of Glass Sales and Services Inc. were exposed to fall hazards in excess of ten feet due to the scaffold platform not being fully decked while in use for the installation of glass window panels.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 C02
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2): Supported scaffold poles, legs, posts, frames, or uprights did not bear on base plates, mud sills or other adequate firm foundation. On or before July 8, 2013 employees of Glass Sales and Service Inc. were exposed to fall hazards due to working on a scaffold that did not have base plates installed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.451 F01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(1): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall not be loaded in excess of their maximum intended loads or rated capacities, whichever is less. On or about July 8, 2013 employees were exposed to fall hazards while working on walkboards that were not properly supported.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $720
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level. On or about July 8, 2013 employees of Glass Sales and Service Inc. were exposed to fall hazards while working on a scaffold in excess of ten feet from a lower level.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1440
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.452 C02
- Issued
- Jul 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 20, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(c)(2): Tubular welded frames and panels were not braced by cross, horizontal, or diagonal braces, or combination thereof, which would have secured vertical members together laterally. On or about July 8, 2013 employees of Glass Sales and Service Inc. were exposed to fall hazards while working on a scaffold in excess of ten feet from a concrete working surface with the scaffold not being laterally braced.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $960
- · Z (S) $1600
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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 339171209.
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