OSHA Inspection: TEXAS COUPLINGS, LLP

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent)   The employer does not protect employees from falling when open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above lower levels were not guarded with standard railings. This violation occurred on or about May 31, 2013,  where an employee was exposed to a fall greater than four feet when he stored materials in an overhead storage area that was not guarded with standard railings.         Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees engaged in overhead storage activities are protected from falling when exposed to falls four feet or more above a lower level.

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(ii): Stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide having one side open, did not have at least one stair railing on the open side:   The employer does not ensure that stairway(s) less than 44 inches wide have one stair railing on the open side.   This violation was observed on or about May 31, 2013, on the north side of the facility where an employee was exposed to fall hazards when accessing the overhead storage area without a stair railing on the open side of the stairway.     Pursuant to 29 C.F. R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that employees accessing stairways less than 44 inches wide have a stair railing on the open side.

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Abate by

Aug 22, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section:     The employer does not ensure that procedures are developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in activities covered by this section.    This violation occurred on or about May 18, 2013, in the production area where maintenance employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-in hazards when performing maintenance tasks on CNC lathes such as, but not limited to, CNC L8 and L9 without specific procedures to de-energize the equipment.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure procedures are developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in activities covered by this section.

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Abate by

Sep 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(D): Lockout devices and tagout devices did not indicate the identity of the employee applying the device(s):   The employer does not ensure that lockout devices and tagout devices indicate the identity of the employee applying the devices.  This violation occurred on or about May 18, 2013, on CNC L8 and CNC L7 where a maintenance employee used a lockout device that did not identify the employee applying the lockout device.         Pursuant to 29 C.F. R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that lockout devices indicate the identity of the employee applying the devices.

Issued

Aug 20, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:   The employer does not ensure that grinding machinery was used with work rest to support offhand grinding work.  This violation occurred on or about May 13, 2013, in the production area where an employee was exposed to a struck-by hazards when using a Baldor grinder to grind coupling parts without a work rest.     Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that grinding machinery are equipped with a work rest.