ARLINGTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: KIRBY FENCE COMPANY
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of KIRBY FENCE COMPANY in 452 LINCOLN SQUARE, ARLINGTON, TX 76011 (NAICS 238990). OSHA activity number 341968501.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KIRBY FENCE COMPANY
- Site address
- 452 LINCOLN SQUARE
- City
- ARLINGTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76011
- Mailing
- 3706 COLONY CLUB CT., ARLINGTON, TX 76016
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 12
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.303 C03
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,662 · Current $997 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.303(c)(3): Portable abrasive wheel(s) used for external grinding were not provided with safety guards (protection hoods). At the southwest of the building, employees installing a stairway used two portable hand grinders without guards exposing them to struck-by and amputation hazards: a. DeWalt portable grinder with 4 1/2 abrasive wheel, and b. Ryobi portable grinder with 4 1/2 abrasive wheel.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $997.2
- · Z (S) $1662
1926.1052 C01 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,216 · Current $1,330 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii): Stairways having four or more risers or rising more than 30 inches (76 cm), whichever is less, were not equipped with a stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge: At the southwest of the building, employees used a fixed stairway under construction without guardrails and handrails installed exposing them to an unprotected fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1329.6
- · Z (S) $2216
1926.1052 C12
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(12): Unprotected sides and edges of stairway landings were not provided with guardrail systems that meet the criteria contained in Subpart M of 29 CFR 1926. At the southwest of the building, employees used a fixed stairway landing without guardrails installed exposing them to an unprotected fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 341968501.
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