ELGIN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ACME BRICK COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ACME BRICK COMPANY in 1776 OLD MCDADE ROAD, ELGIN, TX 78621 (NAICS 327331). OSHA activity number 342264363.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ACME BRICK COMPANY
- Site address
- 1776 OLD MCDADE ROAD
- City
- ELGIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78621
- Mailing
- 1776 OLD MCDADE ROAD, ELGIN, TX 78621
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 327331
- Employees
- 69
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 D02
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,432 · Current $3,259 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2): Hazardous conditions were not immediately repaired or properly guarded before an employee used the walking-working surface: In the alternative: 29 CFR 1910.22(c): The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces: On or about April 20, 2017, at the Dehack machine plateau area, the employees are walking across the plateau conveyor line to get to the back platform several times per hour. The walk way across the plateau conveyor line has gaps and uneven walking working surfaces. There are gaps up to approximately eleven inches wide and depths up to approximately eleven inches. Employees exposed to a fall/trip hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3259.2
- · Z (S) $5432
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $7,243 · Current $4,346 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following: Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: On or about April 20, 2017, at the Dehack machine, the employees are walking and working on the platforms near the two robots to straighten the bricks. The guardrail system on both walkways are missing sections of the guardrail. Employees exposed to a fall hazard of approximately five feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $4345.8
- · Z (S) $7243
1910.147 D04 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $5,432 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i): Lockout or tagout devices were not affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees: On or about April 20, 2017, at the Dehack, employees were performing maintenance work and did not lockout the Dehack equipment. Employees were adjusting emergency conveyor cables and changing bearings on the plateau conveyor line. Employees were exposed to the unexpected start-up of the equipment and subsequently being caught-in the Dehack equipment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5432.4
- · Z (S) $9054
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2017
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,432 · Current $3,259 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded rotating shaft ends projected more than one-half the diameter of the shaft: On or about April 20, 2017, at the Dehack machine, the protruding shaft on the conveyor was not guarded. Employees will clean up the bricks and place them on the conveyor in this area. Employees exposed to the hazard of being caught-in the rotating shaft.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3259.2
- · Z (S) $5432
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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 342264363.
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