GEORGETOWN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: KENCO BUCKET TRUCKS
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KENCO BUCKET TRUCKS in HWY 290 @ INTERSECTION HWY 290 AND IH 35, GEORGETOWN, TX 78626 (NAICS 561990). OSHA activity number 339430530.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KENCO BUCKET TRUCKS
- Site address
- HWY 290 @ INTERSECTION HWY 290 AND IH 35
- City
- GEORGETOWN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78626
- Mailing
- 13124 TICONDEROGA, HOUSTON, TX 77040
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 561990
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing for likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazards of ejection from aerial lifts while occupying the buckets in transit: On or about October 3, 2013, while trucks were moving, employees rode in the buckets of Altec AO300 bucket trucks which are not designed by the manufacturer to be occupied in transit, exposing employees to the hazards of ejection from the bucket in the event of a collision or other roadway hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · 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 339430530.
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