HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: TUBE SUPPLY, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TUBE SUPPLY, INC. in 4669 BRITTMORE ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77041 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 333293595.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TUBE SUPPLY, INC.
- Site address
- 4669 BRITTMORE ROAD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77041
- Mailing
- 4669 BRITTMORE ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 423510
- Employees
- 90
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- May 8, 2012
- Abate by
- May 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: The employer does not require employees to don seatbelts when operating forklifts. This violation was observed on or about April 3, 2012 in the warehouse area where employees were exposed to an ejection hazard while operating a Nissan forklift without donning a seatbelt.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.178 L02 II
- Issued
- May 8, 2012
- Abate by
- May 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training did not consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operators performance in the workplace The employer does not train operators in the safe operation of powered industrial trucks. This violation was observed on or about April 3, 2012 in the warehouse area where employees were exposed to a struck by hazard when required to operate the Nissan forklift without formal instruction and practical training.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.179 B08
- Issued
- May 8, 2012
- Abate by
- May 9, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(b)(8): Employee(s) other than designated personnel were permitted to operate crane(s) The employer allows other than designated personnel to operate crane(s). This violation occurred on or about April 3, 2012 in the warehouse area, where employees were exposed to a struck-by and caught-between hazard when required to operate the overhead bridge cranes without being designated.
Recent events (1)
- · 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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 333293595.
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