HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: KAVAC, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KAVAC, LLC in 1707-1713 MCGOWEN ST., HOUSTON, TX 77004 (NAICS 236116). OSHA activity number 339662033.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KAVAC, LLC
- Site address
- 1707-1713 MCGOWEN ST.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77004
- Mailing
- 619 RUTLAND #B, HOUSTON, TX 77077
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 236116
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Abate by
- May 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not ensure that frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment were conducted by a competent person: (a) at the jobsite, frequent and regular inspections were not performed.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.150 C01 VI
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.150(c)(1)(vi): A fire extinguisher, rated not less than 10B, was not provided within 50 feet of wherever more than 5 gallons of flammable or combustible liquids or 5 pounds of flammable gas were being used on the jobsite: (a) at the jobsite, first floor roof, fire extinguishers were not available when torching the roofing materials with propane.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.405 B02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers: (a) at the jobsite, temporary power pole, a 120-volt outlet lacked a cover.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1600
1926.405 D
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.405(d): A panelboard was not dead front: (a) at the jobsite, temporary power pole, the breaker box did not have a dead front. The outer cover was also missing.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $2000
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on flat roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, warning line system, or a safety monitoring system: (a) at the jobsite, employees torching the roofing materials on the first floor roof, more than six feet above the ground, were not protected by any type of a fall protection system.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $1200
1926.404 B01 I
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 25, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $400
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(b)(1)(i): The employer did not use either ground fault circuit interrupters as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, or an assured equipment grounding conductor program as specified in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section to protect employees on construction sites: (a) at the job-site, on the temporary power pole, extension cords and equipment were energized by 110 VAC and 220 VAC outlets that were not protected by GFCIs.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $400
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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 339662033.
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