AUSTIN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: BROWNSTONE, LTD.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BROWNSTONE, LTD. in 1009 BARTON SPRINGS RD., AUSTIN, TX 78704 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339380370.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROWNSTONE, LTD.
- Site address
- 1009 BARTON SPRINGS RD.
- City
- AUSTIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78704
- Mailing
- 1013 AUSTIN HIGHLANDS, AUSTIN, TX 78745
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238130
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. On or about 1 August 2013, two employees were installing joists on the roof top of a building under construction without the use of fall protection, exposing workers to a fall hazard of up to approximately 9 feet and 9 inches to the wood floor decking below.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2400
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 2, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. On or about 1 August, 2013, two employees were installing joist on the top of the second floor up to approximately 9 feet 9 inches high without the employer providing fall protection training, exposing the employee to a fall hazard.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
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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 339380370.
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