BANQUETE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: FRANK'S SERVICE & EQUIPMENT
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FRANK'S SERVICE & EQUIPMENT in COUNTRY ROAD 52 & FM 666, BANQUETE, TX 78339 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300187770.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FRANK'S SERVICE & EQUIPMENT
- Site address
- COUNTRY ROAD 52 & FM 666
- City
- BANQUETE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78339
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1552, ALICE, TX 78333
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1311
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 6, 1997
- Abate by
- Aug 10, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to high pressure explosion: Employees were exposed to the hazard of an explosion resulting from high pressure settling in a low pressure drip bottle which exploded on June 16, 1997. One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct the hazards is to assure that the drip bottle is designed, installed, and used in accordance with Section VIII of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel code. Proper steps should be taken to install and operate safely under pressure before commencing operations such as specified by API RP 54-92, Section 8.13 Page 20. *** Certification and Documentation of Abatement required ***uired
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $750.00
- · Z (S) $1500.00
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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 300187770.
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