SAN ANTONIO, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: G.W. DRYWALL
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of G.W. DRYWALL in 14811 HUEBNER RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78231 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339427585.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- G.W. DRYWALL
- Site address
- 14811 HUEBNER RD
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78231
- Mailing
- 17330 LOOKOUT RD, SELMA, TX 78154
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
- 238310
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 B02
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Each scaffold platform and walkway was not at least 18 inches (46 cm) wide: Northeast side breezeway entrance to Building #2: On or about September 23, 2013, subcontractors or workers of G.W. Drywall were exposed to a fall of 20 feet to the concrete below, as the planks used were 10 inches wide, while taping and floating the ceiling of the breezeway.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): A forklift was used to support scaffold platforms and the entire platform was not attached to the forklift: Northeast side breezeway entrance to Building #2: JLG Sky Trac telehandler forklift, Model 6036, Serial No. 0160032480. On or about September 23, 2013, subcontractors or workers of G.W. Drywall were exposed to a fall of approximately 20 feet to the concrete below, from the use of a forklift to suspend scaffold planking unattached to the tines, while taping and floating the third floor ceiling of a breezeway.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 F07
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffold was not erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration: Northeast side breezeway entrance to Building #2: On or about September 23, 2013, subcontractors or workers of G.W. Drywall were exposed to a fall of approximately 20 feet to the concrete level below, while taping and floating the ceiling of the breezeway from planks measuring 10 inches wide, suspended by a forklift on one end, and the rung of a ladder on the other end, with no form of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 20, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level: Northeast side breezeway entrance to Building #2: On or about September 23, 2013, subcontractors or workers of G.W. Drywall were exposed to a fall of approximately 20 feet to the concrete below, while taping and floating the third floor ceiling of a breezeway from a makeshift scaffold.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1053 B04
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 24, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were not used only for the purpose for which they were designed: On or about September 23, 2013, subcontractors or workers of G.W. Drywall were exposed to a fall of approximately 20 feet to the concrete below, as planks were suspended from a forklift to the rung of an aluminum extension ladder for access, as they were preparing to tape and float the ceiling of a breezeway.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2800
- · 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 339427585.
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