WICHITA FALLS, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SKIPWORTH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SKIPWORTH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS in 4730 TAFT BLVD, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76308 (NAICS 238310). OSHA activity number 339610248.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SKIPWORTH CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
- Site address
- 4730 TAFT BLVD
- City
- WICHITA FALLS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76308
- Mailing
- 1004 30TH ST., WICHITA FALLS, TX 76302
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
- 238310
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 IV
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced
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 February 27, 2014, on the north side of the construction site, employees installing exterior insulated finish systems, used a work platform that was not approved by the forklift manufacture, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $816
- · Z (S) $1360
1926.451 C02 V
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced
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 February 27, 2014, on the north side of the construction site, employees installing exterior insulated finish systems (EIFS), worked from a work platform that was not securely attached to the forks of a 10042 JLG forklift that was moved while occupied, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $816
- · Z (S) $1360
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,700 · Current $1,020 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section. On or about February 27, 2014, on the north side of the construction site, employees working from a work platform elevated by a 10042 JLG sky track installing exterior insulated finish systems (EIFS) on a commercial building were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1020
- · Z (S) $1700
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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 339610248.
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