HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD, LP
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD, LP in 8114 HOCKLEY STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77012 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 336834783.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD, LP
- Site address
- 8114 HOCKLEY STREET
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77012
- Mailing
- 18310 MARKET ST., CHANNELVIEW, TX 77530
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
- 336611
- Employees
- 425
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1915.71 B05
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.71(b)(5): Scaffolds were not maintained in a safe and secure position: a) On October 12, 2012, at Southwest Shipyard, L.P.'s Brady Island West location, employees were using an angle iron, job made scaffold which had 2 sections where the legs had been damaged. This condition exposed employees to fall and struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4000
1915.71 J01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 22, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.71(j)(1): Scaffolding, staging, runways, or working platforms which are supported or suspended more than 5 feet above a solid surface, or at any distance above water, were not provided with a railing which had a midrail located halfway between the top rail and the staging, platform, or runway: a) At Southwest Shipyard, L.P.'s Brady Island West location, employees were working, approximately 13 feet above ground, from an angle iron, job made scaffold that was not equipped with a midrail, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5750
- — Z (S) $7000
1915.73 D
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $7,000 · Current $5,750 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.73(d): When employees were exposed to unguarded edges of decks, platforms, flats, or similar flat surfaces, more than 5 feet above a solid surface, the edges were not guarded by adequate guardrails meeting the requirements of 29 CFR 1915.71(j)(1) and (2): a) On October 12, 2012, at Southwest Shipyard, L.P.'s Brady Island West location, employees were exposed to fall hazards when erecting temporary guardrails at heights approximately 15 feet above the dry dock working area.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5750
- — Z (S) $7000
1915.74 A01
- Issued
- Dec 20, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.74(a)(1): The employer allowed employees to access vessels by way of gangways not maintained in safe repair: a) On October 12, 2012, at Southwest Shipyard, L.P.'s Brady Island West facility, employees were using gangways on vessel CBC 7024 which contained buckled platforms and damaged handrails, exposing employees to tripping, fall, and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $5000
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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 336834783.
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