SAN MARCOS, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN SALES, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of AUSTIN SALES, INC. in 817 CHESTNUT STREET, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 341139988.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AUSTIN SALES, INC.
- Site address
- 817 CHESTNUT STREET
- City
- SAN MARCOS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78666
- Mailing
- 7803 FM 969, AUSTIN, TX 78724
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
- 238990
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 C02 I
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(i): Footings were not level, sound, rigid, and capable of supporting the loaded scaffold without settling or displacement: On or about December 18, 2015 and in times prior thereto the scaffold leg base plates were placed on scrap lumber, soft soil, near soil banks and on loose rock. The scaffold was located on the exterior of the building. This condition created a fall hazard from up to 80 feet of elevation to workers on or near the scaffold in the event of foundation failure.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1926.451 F04
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2016
- Abate by
- Mar 2, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(4): Part(s) of a scaffold that were damaged or weakened, such that the scaffold's strength was less than that required by paragraph (a) of this section, were not immediately repaired, replaced, braced to meet those provisions, nor removed from service until repaired. On or about December 18, 2015, and in times prior thereto, rusted scaffold members and improperly adjusted tie-in were used on the scaffold, located at the construction site. This exposed workers to a fall from elevation hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3500
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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 341139988.
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