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Ves Insulation LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Brownsville, Texas · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · NAICS 238310

1inspections
4citation items
$27,162current penalties
Apr 24, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Ves Insulation LLC in Texas one time.

It opened on Apr 24, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Brownsville.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

The penalties, $27,162 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1926.307 (mechanical power-transmission apparatus), 4 times.

Among construction employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,079 penalty. Ves Insulation LLC averages $27,162 across 1 cited inspection.

Ves Insulation LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343113403 OPENED APR 24, 2018Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2021

5563 Rawhide Drive, Brownsville, TX 78520 · Drywall and Insulation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.307(c)(2)(i) · Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
 Serious$9,054$9,054Oct 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1926.307(d)(1) · Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
 Serious$9,054$9,054Oct 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1926.307(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
 Serious$0$0Oct 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.307(f)(3) · Mechanical power-transmission apparatus
 Serious$9,054$9,054Oct 4, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.307 · Mechanical power-transmission apparatus

29 CFR 1926.307(c)(2)(i)

(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting 7 feet (2.128 m) or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.

29 CFR 1926.307(d)(1)

(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are 7 feet (2.128 m) or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than 6 ft. 6 in. (1.976 m) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.

29 CFR 1926.307(e)(1)(i)

(e) Belt, rope, and chain drives—(1) Horizontal belts and ropes. (i) Where both runs of horizontal belts are 7 feet (2.128 m) or less from the floor level, the guard shall extend to at least 15 inches (38.1 cm) above the belt or to a standard height except that where both runs of a horizontal belt are 42 inches (106.68 cm) or less from the floor, the belt shall be fully enclosed.

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