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Border Metal: OSHA inspections and violations

Laredo, Texas · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · NAICS 332311

2inspections
3citation items
$9,033current penalties
Jun 14, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Border Metal 2 times in Texas since 1990.

The latest one began on Jun 14, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in San Benito; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,356 and now stand at $9,033, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Border Metal averages $9,033 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Border Metal: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347559148 OPENED JUN 14, 2024Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Open

2031 Amistad Dr., San Benito, TX 78586 · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 14, 2024 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall through roof opening

At 8:00 a.m. on June 14, 2024, Employee #1, while walking in the area on a roof, fell through an unmarked roof opening. The employee sustained multiple broken bones, including head, back, and leg injuries, after falling onto a concrete floor. Emergency services responded, but the employee died from the injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
 Serious$6,452$4,516Dec 9, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1) · Fall protection training in construction
 Serious$6,452$0Dec 9, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i) · Fall protection in construction
 Serious$6,452$4,516Dec 9, 2024Final

Inspection 102270733 OPENED JAN 24, 1990Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Feb 14, 1990

Mexico Ave. Colonia Los Presidentes, Laredo, TX 78040 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i)

(4) Holes. (i) Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes.

29 CFR 1926.503 · Fall protection training in construction

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1)

(a) Training program. (1) The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.

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