NEEDVILLE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: STELLA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of STELLA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC in WCA FORTBEND REGIONAL LANDFILL 14115 DAVID ESTATE RD, NEEDVILLE, TX 77461 (NAICS 562212). OSHA activity number 344193065.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STELLA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- WCA FORTBEND REGIONAL LANDFILL 14115 DAVID ESTATE RD
- City
- NEEDVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77461
- Mailing
- 10845 SEABOARD LOOP, HOUSTON, TX 77099
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
- 562212
- Employees
- 1
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 31, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $11,934 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazards: a) At the working face of a landfill, on or about 7/29/2019, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from trucks backing onto the Columbia landfill tipper when cleaning trash at the rear of the tipper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $11934
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $8,520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a) At the working face of a landfill, where procedures were not developed and utilized for the control of hazardous energy when employees performed maintenance activities such as, but not limited to, cleaning the trash on the deck of the Columbia landfill tipper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8520
- — Z (S) $6819
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source: a) At the working face of a landfill, on the Columbia landfill tipper, where the key was left in the operator's cabin when the operator was on the deck.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $6,819 · Current $6,819
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) At the working face of a landfill, where the pulley of the motor on the Columbia landfill tipper was not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6819
- — Z (S) $6819
1910.219 E03 I
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2020
- Abate by
- Jan 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) At the working face of a landfill, where the inclined belt on the motor of the Columbia landfill tipper was not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344193065.
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