AMARILLO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS in 16250 BEZNER DR., AMARILLO, TX 79124 (NAICS 562119). OSHA activity number 340732163.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROGRESSIVE WASTE SOLUTIONS
- Site address
- 16250 BEZNER DR.
- City
- AMARILLO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79124
- Mailing
- 2025 HOPE RD, AMARILLO, TX 79124
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 562119
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Aug 17, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $6,300 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were expose to caught-by hazards. On June 23, 2015 employees operating garbage trucks in the city landfill came into contact with garbage trucks while performing recovery operations exposing employees to caught-by hazards . One feasible and acceptable method to abate this hazard is to observe employee compliance with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard for Mobile Wastes and Recycles Materials Collection. Transportation, and Compaction Equipment Safety Requirements Z245.1-2008, 6.3.2(g) Not crossing or standing behind a vehicle operating, or about to operate, in reverse.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $6300
- — C (S) $7000
- — 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 340732163.
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