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OSHA Inspection: GREAT SOUTHERN WOOD PRESERVING, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GREAT SOUTHERN WOOD PRESERVING, INC. in 1050 GREAT SOUTHERN WAY, COLUMBUS, TX 78934 (NAICS 321114). OSHA activity number 344141833.

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Site address
1050 GREAT SOUTHERN WAY
City
COLUMBUS
State
TX
ZIP
78934
Mailing
1050 GREAT SOUTHERN WAY, COLUMBUS, TX 78934
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
321114
Employees
45
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.28 B03 IV

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $7577.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(iv): The employer did not ensure each employee was protected from falling into a ladderway floor hole or ladderway platform hole by a guardrail system and toeboards erected on all exposed sides, except at the entrance to the hole, where a self-closing gate or an offset must be used.    On or about 10 July 2019, and at times prior thereto, employees accessed the Chemical Storage platform with the ladderway opening was unguarded, exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9-feet 6-inches to the concrete slab below.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $5000
  • — Z (S) $7577

1910.132 D01 I

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $9472.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use the types of personal protective equipment (PPE) that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.    On or about 10 July 2019, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not provide and enforce hearing protection for employees building fences with pneumatic nail guns, exposing the employees to hearing hazards.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $5000
  • — Z (S) $9472

1910.303 B02

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Penalty
Initial $5683.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.  On or about 10 July 2019, and at times prior thereto, a relocatable power tap was zip-tied in place while providing power for various electrical devices within the conference room, exposing employees using the devices to an electrical hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $5683

1904.41 A02

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 45 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2): The establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and the establishment was classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, and the employer did not electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee by the specified date.  At the inspection site, the employer was not able to provide evidence of electronic submission of injuries and illnesses from the OSHA Form 300A Summary for calendar year 2016.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $1000

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