SAN ANTONIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GERMAN TORRES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GERMAN TORRES in 8203 SAMSEL FALLS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 (NAICS 238170). OSHA activity number 344426358.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GERMAN TORRES
- Site address
- 8203 SAMSEL FALLS
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78254
- Mailing
- 1230 FLANDERS AVE., SAN ANTONIO, TX 78211
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 238170
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.451 G01 VII
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section: 8203 Samsel Falls: On or about November 5, 2019, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of more than 10 feet while installing siding from a pump jack scaffold without a fall protection system in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1136.5
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.452 J02
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Nov 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary: 8203 Samsel Falls: On or about November 5, 2019, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from a pump jack scaffold that was not secured by rigid bracing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1136.5
- — Z (S) $2273
1926.454 A
- Issued
- Nov 8, 2019
- Abate by
- Dec 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,137 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards: 8203 Samsel Falls: On or about November 5, 2019, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard, while installing siding from a pump jack scaffold without being trained on fall hazard recognition.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1136.5
- — Z (S) $2273
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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 344426358.
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