COLLEGE STATION, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SALTGRASS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SALTGRASS, INC. in 4330 STATE HWY 6, COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 339828915.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SALTGRASS, INC.
- Site address
- 4330 STATE HWY 6
- City
- COLLEGE STATION
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77845
- Mailing
- 1510 WEST LOOP SOUTH, HOUSTON, TX 77027
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
- 236220
- Employees
- 10000
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.602 C01 II
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval: Note: If such modifications or changes were made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals should have been changed accordingly. On or about June 26, 2014, a make-shift wooden scaffold platform supported by a rough terrain forklift was used to elevate personnel for construction work without getting manufacturer's approval. Employees were exposed to pivoting, slippage or tipping of the platform and forklift creating hazards of falling approximately 20 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
1926.451 A06
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(a)(6): Scaffolds were not designed by a qualified person and were not constructed and loaded in accordance with that design. On or about June 26, 2014, a make-shift wooden platform was built and used as scaffolding that was not designed, constructed and loaded by a qualified person exposing employees to the hazard of scaffold collapse and falls of approximately 20 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4200
- · Z (S) $7000
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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 339828915.
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