ALICE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: BRITE STAR SERVICES, LTD.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BRITE STAR SERVICES, LTD. in 57 S REYNOLDS STREET, ALICE, TX 78332 (NAICS 812320). OSHA activity number 339883498.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BRITE STAR SERVICES, LTD.
- Site address
- 57 S REYNOLDS STREET
- City
- ALICE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78332
- Mailing
- 57 S REYNOLDS ST, ALICE, TX 78332
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 812320
- Employees
- 80
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): At this establishment, a workplace hazard assessment was not conducted and verified as having been completed through a written certification. Employees were exposed to hazards necessitating personal protective equipment such as, but not limited to: A. Protective eyewear such as safety glasses or goggles. B. Gloves for reaching into hot machines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1050
- · Z (S) $2100
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Nov 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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: At this establishment, a written program for the control of hazardous energy was not developed and implemented to protect employees performing maintenance and servicing of equipment when performing maintenance and servicing. Employees performed maintenance and servicing work on equipment such as, but not limited to: A. Commercial washing machines. B. Jean pressing machines.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1750
- · Z (S) $3500
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: At this establishment employees operating a jean press machine were exposed to a caught-in hazard due to two-hand actuated operating buttons not working properly.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $4900
1910.264 D01 V
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2014
- Abate by
- Oct 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,100 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.264(d)(1)(v): Employees were not properly instructed as to the hazards of their work and were not instructed in safe practices, by bulletins, printed rules, and verbal instructions. The employer did not instruct or advise employees about the hazards present in their workplace and did not instruct or advise the employees in safe practices such as, but not limited to: A. Employees were not instructed to not use a malfunctioning jean press machine. B. Employees were not warned about steam leaks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2100
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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 339883498.
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