OSHA Inspection: JOSE LARA GARCIA

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; employees walking and working below workers above them were exposed to the hazards of falling tools and/or materials and were not protected by the use of protective helmets.

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:   On or about September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; an employee working from a wood trash box elevated by a JLG 10054 Telehandler forklift was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 42-feet. The wood box in use was not an approved work platform by the manufacturer for capacity, construction, use, and fall protection.

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied:    On or about September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; an employee working from a wood trash box elevated by a JLG 10054 Telehandler forklift was exposed to a fall hazard. The work platform was moved horizontally while occupied and was not securely attached to the forklift.

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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 September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; an employee working from a wood trash box elevated by a JLG 10054 Telehandler forklift was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 42-feet and was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system that enclosed the front of the platform or the use of a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On or about September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; an employee performing framing activities from the upper levels of a four story building was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 46-feet.

Issued

2013-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-12-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.  On or about September 07, 2013 and at times prior thereto, at a workplace located at 7801 Scott Road, White Settlement, Texas; an employee was exposed to a fall and struck-by hazard while working from a wooden trash box elevated on the lifting carriage of a JLG 10054 Telehandler forklift that was left unattended in a raised position.