SACHSE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: GILBERT S. SCHMELZER
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GILBERT S. SCHMELZER in 7280 HIGHWAY 78, SACHSE, TX 75048 (NAICS 238130). OSHA activity number 339661969.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GILBERT S. SCHMELZER
- Site address
- 7280 HIGHWAY 78
- City
- SACHSE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75048
- Mailing
- 308 RAINHURST LANE, MURPHY, TX 75094
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
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.100 A
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets: This violation was most recently observed on March 21, 2013, at the worksite located at 7280 Highway 78, Sachse, Texas; where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while working in areas where overhead hazards existed without the use of head protection.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $1600
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.304 D
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.304(d): All portable, power-driven circular saws were not equipped with guards above and below the base plate or shoe. When the tool is withdrawn from the work, the lower guard did not automatically and instantly return to the covering position: This violation was most recently observed on March 21, 2013, at the worksite located at 7280 Highway 78, Sachse, Texas; where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a Makita 7 ¼-inch circular saw with the lower guard in the opened position.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $2800
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800
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 was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: This violation was most recently observed on March 21, 2013, at the worksite located at 7280 Highway 78, Sachse, Texas; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while working above 6-feet without the use of a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $2800
- · I (S) $1440
- · Z (S) $2800
1926.1051 A
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1051(a): A stairway or ladder was not provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, and no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist is provided: This violation was most recently observed on March 21, 2013, at the worksite located at 7280 Highway 78, Sachse, Texas; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while climbing the stud walls as access/egress to the upper landings.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $2000
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.1053 B13
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13): The top or top step of a stepladder was used as a step: This violation was most recently observed on March 21, 2013, at the worksite located at 7280 Highway 78, Sachse, Texas; where employees were exposed to fall hazards while using the top step of a step ladder as access to the upper landing.
Recent events (3)
- · A (S) $0
- · I (S) $0
- · 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 339661969.
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