BROWNSVILLE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ORBIT BROADBAND LLC
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of ORBIT BROADBAND LLC in 4000 US HWY 281, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78520 (NAICS 517110). OSHA activity number 340895259.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ORBIT BROADBAND LLC
- Site address
- 4000 US HWY 281
- City
- BROWNSVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78520
- Mailing
- 311-D VOGEL DRIVE, MERCEDES, TX 78570
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- 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
- 517110
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D01 I
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2015
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present, or likely to be present, and did not select and have each affected employee use the types of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the workplace hazard assessment: On or about August 31, 2015, at this worksite, the employer did not perform an adequate hazard assessment for employees who climbed the water tower to service an internet sector (antenna).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4900
- · 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 340895259.
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