GRAND PRAIRIE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GALAXY BUILDERS, LTD.
Federal Agency inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency health inspection of GALAXY BUILDERS, LTD. in 6450 SOUTH HWY. 360, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340725589.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GALAXY BUILDERS, LTD.
- Site address
- 6450 SOUTH HWY. 360
- City
- GRAND PRAIRIE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75052
- Mailing
- 4729 COLLEGE PARK, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- Employees
- 53
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to the work environment at the construction site located at 6450 South Hwy. 360, Grand Prairie, TX 75052. The employer did not ensure that an employee working inside the construction trailer was aware of the hazard posed by carbon monoxide from a gasoline powered generator and the correct positioning of the generator to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $7000
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.55 A
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2015
- Abate by
- May 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.55(a): Employee(s) were exposed to material(s) at concentrations above those specified in the Threshold Limit Values of Airborne Contaminants for 1970 of the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists: On or about June 4, 2015, at a construction site located at 6450 South Hwy. 360, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, an employee working in a construction trailer was exposed to airborne concentrations of carbon monoxide which exceeded the OSHA 8-hour time-weighted average of 50 ppm. The overexposure to carbon monoxide resulted in the death of the employee.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5500
- — C (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $7000
1926.55 B
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2015
- Abate by
- Dec 7, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.55(b): Feasible administrative or engineering controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure. On or about June 4, 2015, at a construction site located at 6450 South Hwy. 360, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, engineering or administrative controls were not implemented to reduce employee exposure to airborne concentrations of carbon monoxide to below the OSHA 8-hour time-weighted average of 50 ppm.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2015
- Abate by
- May 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident On or about June 4, 2015, at a construction site located at 6550 South Hwy. 360, Grand Prairie, TX 75052, at 18:21 a fatality occurred. The employer did not report the fatality to OSHA within eight hours of the incident. OSHA was notified on June 23, 2015 of the fatality by the victim's next of kin.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $4000
- — C (O) $5000
- — Z (O) $5000
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340725589.
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