NEDERLAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: L-CON INC.
Foreign inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a foreign safety inspection of L-CON INC. in 2300 N. TWIN CITY HIGHWAY, NEDERLAND, TX 77627 (NAICS 486110). OSHA activity number 341698553.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- L-CON INC.
- Site address
- 2300 N. TWIN CITY HIGHWAY
- City
- NEDERLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77627
- Mailing
- 12301 KURLAND DR. SUITE 200, HOUSTON, TX 77034
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Foreign (L)
- 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
- 486110
- Employees
- 56
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 D05 II
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $12,675
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(ii): Where there was a possibility of re-accumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation was not continued until the servicing or maintenance was completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation. On or about August 12, 2016, at the Sunoco Logistics Plant in Nederland, Texas, the employer failed to ensure its subcontractor continuously monitored the isolation devices the subcontractor installed in the Seaway header until the servicing work was completed or until the possibility of such accumulation no longer existed.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $12675
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1910.147 C07 I A
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A): Authorized employee did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control. On or about August 12, 2016, on the Seaway Header at Sunoco Logistics Plant in Nederland, Texas; the employer did not ensure each employee received training in the Process Equipment Isolation which involves the recognition, isolation and control of hazardous energy sources contained in the piping header prior to performing welding operations on the equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.352 B
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $12,675 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.352(b): Employer did not implement positive means to confine the heat, sparks and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards from them. In The Alternative 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(1)(ii): Employer did not establish guards to confine the heat, sparks, and slag, and to protect the immovable fire hazards. On or about August 12, 2016 and at times prior thereto, on the Seaway Header at Sunoco Logistics Plant in Nederland, Texas; the employer did not ensure guards including but not limited to fire blankets and/or curtains were set up to confine the sparks and slags from welding operations.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $12675
- — Z (S) $12675
1926.352 C
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2017
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $126,749 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.352(c): Welding or heating was done where the presence of other flammable compounds creates a hazard. In the Alternative 29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(C): Employer did not ensure that cutting or welding were not permitted in the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that may develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which have previously contained such materials. The employer did not ensure that welding was not conducted in the presence of flammable compounds (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids). This violation occurred on or about August 12, 2016, on the Sunoco Seaway Header at the Sunoco Logistics Plant in Nederland, Texas, when employees were instructed to weld and grind on an un-cleaned Pipe Header which had previously contained flammable chemicals such as crude oil.
Recent events (3)
- — F (W) $0
- — C (W) $126749
- — Z (W) $126749
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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 341698553.
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