EDCOUCH, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GARCIA GRAIN TRADING CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GARCIA GRAIN TRADING CORPORATION in SOUTHERN AVE & RAILROAD ST, EDCOUCH, TX 78538 (NAICS 493130). OSHA activity number 342415510.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GARCIA GRAIN TRADING CORPORATION
- Site address
- SOUTHERN AVE & RAILROAD ST
- City
- EDCOUCH
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78538
- Mailing
- 101 N. VAL VERDE ROAD, DONNA, TX 78537
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 493130
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.140 C16
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.140(c)(16): Personal fall protection systems and their components must be used exclusively for employee fall protection and not for any other purpose, such as hoisting equipment or materials: On June 20, 2017, on the South elevator leg, an employee used a fall arrest system as a rappelling device. The employee was exposed to prolonged suspension injuries while suspended 110 feet above ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3042
- — Z (S) $5070
1910.140 C21
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.140(c)(21): The employer did not provide prompt rescue of each employee in the event of a fall: On June 20, 2017, on the South elevator leg, an employee fell and was suspended for more than 1 hour, sustaining harness induced pathology (suspension trauma). The employee was exposed to prolonged suspension while suspended 110 feet above ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.272 D
- Issued
- Oct 11, 2017
- Abate by
- Nov 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,042 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.272(d): The employer did not develop and implement an emergency action plan meeting the requirements contained in 1910.38(a): On June 20, 2017, the employer of a grain handling storage facility, did not develop and implement an emergency action plan to ensure employee properly respond to emergencies.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3042
- — Z (S) $5070
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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 342415510.
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