CORPUS CHRISTI, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: TURBONETICS ENGINEERING & SERVICES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TURBONETICS ENGINEERING & SERVICES, INC. in 1845 N. LEXINGTON BLVD., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78409 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 333291425.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TURBONETICS ENGINEERING & SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 1845 N. LEXINGTON BLVD.
- City
- CORPUS CHRISTI
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78409
- Mailing
- 1845 N. LEXINGTON BLVD., CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78409
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332710
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition. At this workplace, work areas and floors were littered with metal shavings, oil spills, dirty rags and rubbish exposing employees to slip and fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: At this workplace employees conducting repairs and maintenance on shop machinery such as but not limited to R.K LeBlond Model TL-660b did not have a hazardous energy program in place.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: At this workplace employees operate shop machinery such as but not limited to R.K LeBlond TL-660B without protection from mechanical motion or flying objects.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.212 B
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Nov 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving: At this workplace employees operate shop machinery such as but not limited to R.K LeBlond Model TL-660b was not securely anchored to the floor.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.253 B04 III
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii): Oxygen cylinders in storage were not separated from fuel-gas cylinders or combustible materials (especially oil or grease), a minimum distance of 20 feet (6.1 m) or by a noncombustible barrier at least 5 feet (1.5 m) high having a fire-resistance rating of at least At this workplace in the rear yard of the facility oxygen and acetylene cylinders are stored immediately next to one another without a barrier in place.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Sep 26, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: At this workplace employees utilize shop bench grinders energized by a job made electrical cord for approximately 5 years.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1400
- · Z (S) $2800
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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 333291425.
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