OSHA Inspection: LONESTAR WELDERS AND ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

2022-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(a)(1): Each scaffold and/or scaffold component was not capable of supporting, without failure, its own weight and at least 4 times the maximum intended load applied or transmitted to it:   On June 14, 2022, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while stepping on to the top rail of a JLG Scissor lift to access their work area to perform welding operations.

Issued

2022-09-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(4)(ii): Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:  On or about June 14, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing welding operations without being protected from HVAC openings.

Issued

2022-09-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3315.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.   On or about June 17, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while performing welding operations without using a fall protection system.