PORT ARANSAS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: B-C EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related safety inspection of B-C EQUIPMENT SALES, INC. in HARBOR ISLAND FABRICATION YARD, HWY 361, PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302104666.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- B-C EQUIPMENT SALES, INC.
- Site address
- HARBOR ISLAND FABRICATION YARD, HWY 361
- City
- PORT ARANSAS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78373
- Mailing
- P. O. BOX 10345, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78460
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- 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)
- 5084
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2000
- Abate by
- Oct 6, 2000
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
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 a struck-by hazard: Employees were exposed to a struck-by hazard due to the lower connection pins between the South side stinger insert section and the stinger butt section were removed during disassembly operations with the West end of the South side stinger insert section not being blocked and the elevated X-Tender Beam was also not blocked or otherwise secured from movement. This occurred at the J. Ray McDermott, Inc., closed Harbor Island Fabrication Yard, Hwy 361 Harbor Island, Port Aransas, Texas 78373 on/or about April 04, 2000. The employer failed to control hazardous energy (e.g. potential mechanical energy) as described in American National Standard Institute (ANSI) Z244.1 1982 and "American National Standard for Personnel Protection - Lockout/Tagout of Energy Sources - Minimum Safety Requirements." This consensus standard is further referenced in the NIOSH Publication Number 83-125 1983, "Guidelines for Controlling Hazardous Energy During Maintenance and Servicing (Lockout/Tagout)". Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be the development and implementation of a site-specific Hazardous Energy Control Program (e.g. Lockout/Tagout LOTO) which would also include employee training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
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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 302104666.
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