CORPUS CHRISTI, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY in 6129 AGNES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78406 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 339159204.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALAMO CONCRETE PRODUCTS COMPANY
- Site address
- 6129 AGNES ST
- City
- CORPUS CHRISTI
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78406
- Mailing
- 226 S. ENTERPRIZE PKWY, STE. 100, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78405
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 327320
- Employees
- 24
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.242 A
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(a): Hand and portable powered tools or equipment were not kept in safe condition: In the wash bay, employees cleaned cement mixer trucks utilizing a shop-fabricated pressure washer and wand operating at 1500 p.s.i. The wand was not equipped with a safety cut-off or "dead-man" trigger to prevent injury in case of loss of control of the spray wand.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1836
- · Z (S) $3060
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $3,060 · Current $1,836 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): In the wash bay, employees cleaned cement mixer trucks using a shop-fabricated pressure washer which had a motor driven by an unguarded belt and pulley.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1836
- · Z (S) $3060
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven -7 feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the floor: In the wash bay, employees cleaned cement mixer trucks using a shop-fabricated pressure washer which had a motor driven by an unguarded belt and pulley.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.253 A03
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,295 · Current $1,377 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(a)(3): Apparatus such as torches, regulators or pressure-reducing valves, acetylene generators, and manifolds used in an oxygen-fuel gas system had not been approved: In the welding shop, employees performed welding activities using an acetylene cylinder with broken regulator gauges.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1377
- · Z (S) $2295
1910.252 B04 IV
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 29, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(4)(iv): Where the welder must enter a confined space through a manhole or other small opening, means were not provided for quickly removing the welder in case of emergency: At this work site, employees performing welding activities, such as, but not limited to, repairing hatch bolts and fins inside the truck mixer drum, were exposed to hazards associated with welding.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.304 B02 III
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(b)(2)(iii): The grounding contacts of receptacles and cord connectors were not grounded by connection to the equipment grounding conductor of the circuit supplying the receptacle or cord connector: In the maintenance shop break room, equipment, such as, but not limited to, a Bloomfield Koffee King coffee pot, Amana Cookmatic Radarange microwave, and VCR-television combo set, employees utilize was plugged into an ungrounded electrical box exposing the employees to electrical shock.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: In the maintenance shop, the mechanic's industrial floor fan was plugged into electrical outlet #6. The flexible cord was not connected with an adequate strain relief device.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 339159204.
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