BROWNSVILLE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BALCH MACHINE COMPANY, INC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BALCH MACHINE COMPANY, INC in 7728 PADRE ISLAND HWY, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 339751067.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BALCH MACHINE COMPANY, INC
- Site address
- 7728 PADRE ISLAND HWY
- City
- BROWNSVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78521
- Mailing
- 7728 PADRE ISLAND HWY, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 27
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C05 II D
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 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): At this location, an employee worked on a Cincinnati Vertical Mill and the tagout did not have the identity of the employee.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1428
- — Z (S) $2380
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,380 · Current $1,428 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: At this fabrication shop, a panel box located on the west side of welding area attached to a Miller MOG, did not have the circuit breakers labeled.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1428
- — Z (S) $2380
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: At this fabrication shop, a panel box located on the west side of welding area attached to a Miller MOG was missing the cover.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 339751067.
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