DONNA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SAN-CO STEEL, LTD
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SAN-CO STEEL, LTD in FM 493 MILE 13 NORTH, DONNA, TX 78537 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 339758351.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SAN-CO STEEL, LTD
- Site address
- FM 493 MILE 13 NORTH
- City
- DONNA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78537
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 130, LA BLANCA, TX 78558
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 332322
- Employees
- 59
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: Throughout this establishment, the employer did not provide an energy control program, as employees conducted maintenance on machines and or equipment to prevent the unexpected startup or release of energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $6300
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,600 · Current $3,180 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven (7) feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: At this establishment, the union welder sprocket wheel and chain to the machine, did not have a protective guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3180
- — Z (S) $3600
1910.254 D05
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $6,300 · Current $5,880 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.254(d)(5): Before starting, it had not been determined that proper switching equipment for shutting down the machine was provided: At this establishment, in the welding work area, the Union Welding Machine contained a limit switch tripping device that was non-functional exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5880
- — Z (S) $6300
1904.4 A
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent. At this establishment, on or about May 7, 2014 and times prior there to, the employer did not record the following workplace injuries or illnesses on the OSHA 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2014: a. January 8, 2014, employee sustained a lower back injury and is currently on active days away from work due to the injury. b. March 14, 2014, employee sustained a right foot fracture, 38 days away from work. c. May 3, 2014, employee sustained a lumbar sprain to the lower back, 30 days away from work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $900
1904.29 B02
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness: At this establishment, on or about May 7, 2014 and times prior there to, an incident report OSHA-301 or equivalent for each injury or illness was not filled out as required by the regulation for the calendar year 2014: a. January 8, 2014, employee sustained a lower back injury and is currently on active days away from work due to the injury. b. March 14, 2014, employee sustained a right foot fracture, 38 days away from work. c. May 3, 2014, employee sustained a lumbar sprain to the lower back, 30 days away from work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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 establishment, the employer did not mark and label all branch circuits to indicate its purpose in the receiving area, Panel B. Employees were exposed to electrical shock and burns.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339758351.
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