WACO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: RICHARD'S WELDING SERVICE
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of RICHARD'S WELDING SERVICE in 2500 E LAKE SHORE DR., WACO, TX 76705 (NAICS 238390). OSHA activity number 345127971.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- RICHARD'S WELDING SERVICE
- Site address
- 2500 E LAKE SHORE DR.
- City
- WACO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76705
- Mailing
- 346 BALSAM VIEW LN., BROKEN BOW, OK 74728
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 238390
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $2,340 · Current $1,404 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person. On or about January 26, 2021 and times thereto, the employer sent one of his employees at a work site to perform demolition without conducting hazard and accident prevention inspections and corrective actions to safety deficiencies such as but not limited to his employee expose to fall hazards to ensure his safety before and during demolition work inside an attic where the working/walking platform/ceiling was dangerous exposing him to a fall hazard at approximately 12 feet to the floor below.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1404
- — Z (S) $2340
1926.501 A02
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $3,901 · Current $2,341 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(a)(2):The employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces on which its employees were to work on, had the strength and structure integrity to support employees safely. On January 26, 2021, the employer did not determine if the walking/working surfaces of the commercial building in which its employee was working on, had the strength and structural integrity to support the employee safely, while they performed demolition work, exposing the employee to fall hazards of approximately 10-feet to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2340.6
- — Z (S) $3901
1926.503 A02 I
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2021
- Abate by
- Apr 2, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(i): The employer shall ensure that each employee has been trained , as necessary, by a competent person, in the nature of fall hazards in the work area: On January 26, 2021, and at times prior thereto, the employer did not ensure each employee was trained by a competent person, in the nature of fall hazards in the work area, where employees were performing demolition and other construction activities over 6 feet. An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 10-feet to the lower level.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 345127971.
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