HIGH ISLAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: E.J. CHRIS CONTRACTING, INC.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of E.J. CHRIS CONTRACTING, INC. in ACROSS THE STREET FROM 1921 4TH ST., HIGH ISLAND, TX 77623 (NAICS 238320). OSHA activity number 340571819.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- E.J. CHRIS CONTRACTING, INC.
- Site address
- ACROSS THE STREET FROM 1921 4TH ST.
- City
- HIGH ISLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77623
- Mailing
- 2059 STONE OAK PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78258
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 238320
- Employees
- 6
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) At the site, where the employees wearing North half-face respirators had not received medical evaluations prior to utilizing the respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.333 C03
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3): When work was to be performed near overhead lines, the lines were not deenergized and grounded, nor were other protective measures provided before work was started: a) At the site, where the electrical power distribution lines were not deenergized prior to employees abrasive blasting and painting an above ground storage tank near the lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.333 C03 I A 1
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.333(c)(3)(i)(A)(1): When an unqualified person was working in an elevated position near overhead lines with voltages to ground rated at 50 kV or below, the location was not such that the person and the longest conductive object he or she could contact could not come closer to any unguarded, energized overhead line than ten feet, exposing employees to the risk of injuries caused by contacting energized current carrying parts: a) At the site, where the employees performed abrasive blasting and painting activities on an above ground storage tank within ten feet of energized power distribution lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.305 J02 V
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $340 · Current $204 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(j)(2)(v): A receptacle installed outdoors in a location protected from the weather or in other damp locations did not have an enclosure for the receptacle that was weatherproof when the receptacle was covered: a) At the facility, where an electrical receptacle was used to supply electrical power to a water pump outside that was not weatherproofed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $204
- — Z (O) $340
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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 340571819.
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