ABILENE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: VAUGHN STEEL CONTRACTORS INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of VAUGHN STEEL CONTRACTORS INC. in 6249 BUFFALO GAP RD., ABILENE, TX 79602 (NAICS 238120). OSHA activity number 339218943.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VAUGHN STEEL CONTRACTORS INC.
- Site address
- 6249 BUFFALO GAP RD.
- City
- ABILENE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79602
- Mailing
- 15248 FM 126, MERKEL, TX 79536
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238120
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.351 B04
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.351(b)(4): Welding cables in use were in need of repair. On or about July 9, 2013 employees of Vaughn Steel Contractors Inc. were exposed to electrical hazards while working with welding cable in need of repair.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1600
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.760 A01
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Except as provided by paragraph (a)(3) of this section, each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level shall be protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems or fall restraint systems. On or about July 9, 2013 employees of Vaughn Steel Contractors Inc. were exposed to fall hazards while installing metal building materials in excess of fifteen feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · 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 339218943.
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