PEARLAND, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: AFFILIATED MACHINERY INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of AFFILIATED MACHINERY INC. in 3706 ALICE, PEARLAND, TX 77581 (NAICS 333298). OSHA activity number 332811967.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AFFILIATED MACHINERY INC.
- Site address
- 3706 ALICE
- City
- PEARLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77581
- Mailing
- 1603 NORTH MAIN, PEARLAND, TX 77581
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 333298
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 B
- Issued
- May 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., storedin tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse. At the site, on or about March 12, 2012, materials such as welding machines were placed on shelving units which did not have marked capacities or stable and secured, exposing employees to caught between hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3430
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l). In a warehouse at the site, on or about March 12, 2012, an employee was moving welding machines, and particle boards with a powered industrial truck, the employee became trapped between a shelving unit and a powered industrial truck mast, exposing employee to caught-in between hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3430
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.178 M02
- Issued
- May 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): No person shall be allowed to stand or pass under the elevated portion of any truck, whether loaded or empty. At the site, on or about March 12, 2012, an employee was moving welding machines and particle board using a Powered Industrial Vehicle, the employee was trapped between the bottom of the Powered industrial vehicle mast and the top of a vertical member of a shelving unit, exposing the employee to caught-in between hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- May 25, 2012
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): Certification. The employer shall certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l). The certification shall include the name of the operator, the date of the training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation. At the site, on or about March 12, 2012, employees operated Powered Industrial Vehicles (forklifts) to move welding machines and other items, they were not trained, evaluated and certified, exposing employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3430
- · Z (S) $4900
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 332811967.
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