PHARR, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GARCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of GARCO INDUSTRIES, INC. in 600 E. MILITARY HWY 281, PHARR, TX 78577 (NAICS 237110). OSHA activity number 341628014.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GARCO INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Site address
- 600 E. MILITARY HWY 281
- City
- PHARR
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78577
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 2843, MCALLEN, TX 78502
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 237110
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $8,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): When the employer was unable to identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer did not consider the atmosphere to be IDLH: At this site, the employer did not perform an atmospheric testing of the area where the employees were going to work.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8100
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1910.134 H03 IV A
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(3)(iv)(A): Respirators maintained for emergency use were not certified with the date the inspection was performed, the name (or signature) of the person who made the inspection, the findings, required remedial action, and a serial number or other means of identifying the inspected respirator: At this worksite where employees enter hazardous atmospheres, emergency respirators were not certified.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D01
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,471 · Current $8,100 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(1): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not implement the measures necessary to prevent unauthorized entry: At this worksite, entry permits were not issued or written when employees entered permit-required confined spaces.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8100
- — C (S) $12471
- — Z (S) $12471
1904.39 A01
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,300 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: The employer did not report a work-related fatality within the 8 hour allotted time frame.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $1300
- — C (O) $2000
- — Z (O) $2000
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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 341628014.
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