SAN ANTONIO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: WELDED TUBES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of WELDED TUBES, INC. in 530 STEVES, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204 (NAICS 331210). OSHA activity number 340601509.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WELDED TUBES, INC.
- Site address
- 530 STEVES
- City
- SAN ANTONIO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78204
- Mailing
- 135 PENNIMAN ROAD, ORWELL, OH 44076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 331210
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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: Main shop, production floor: On or about April 27, 2015, an employee was exposed to a caught-in/amputation hazard, while performing maintenance on a BEWO DCH-70-M Automatic Circular Saw, prior to completely locking out the machine and removing/isolating any residual/stored energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1680
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: Main shop, production floor: On or about April 27, 2015, an employee was exposed to a caught-in/amputation hazard, while performing maintenance on a BEWO DCH-70-M Automatic Circular Saw, prior to the employer developing procedures to control hazardous energy for this particular machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees: Main shop, production floor: On or about April 27, 2015, an employee was exposed to an caught-in/amputation hazard, while performing maintenance on a BEWO DCH-70-M Automatic Circular Saw, prior to the employer training employees on the application of energy controls/isolation devices for this specific piece of equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 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: Main shop, production floor: On or about April 27, 2015, an employee was exposed to a caught-in/amputation hazard, where an access door protecting moving parts of a BEWO DCH-70-M Automatic Circular Saw was opened, while performing maintenance.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1200
- — Z (S) $2000
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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 340601509.
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