CORPUS CHRISTI, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TEXAS PIPE FABRICATORS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of TEXAS PIPE FABRICATORS, INC. in 709 HIGH STARR DRIVE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78408 (NAICS 332420). OSHA activity number 342076387.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEXAS PIPE FABRICATORS, INC.
- Site address
- 709 HIGH STARR DRIVE
- City
- CORPUS CHRISTI
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78408
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 9162, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78469
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
- 332420
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.253 B02 II
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,463 · Current $1,150 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii): Assigned storage spaces for cylinders was not located away from elevators, stairs, or gangways where cylinders could not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons: In the shop, the oxygen cylinder stored adjacent to the shop bay door was not secured.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1150
- — Z (S) $2463
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,150 Reduced
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 electrical panels did not have the circuit breakers marked as to their function and purpose.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1150
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: In the shop electrical panels and safety cutoff switches for multiple pieces of equipment were blocked.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: In the shop at this establishment employees were exposed to electrical shock due to knockouts being removed from the cover of an electrical distribution breaker panel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.253 A02
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(a)(2): Acetylene used in an oxygen-fuel gas system was generated, piped or utilized at a pressure in excess of 15 psig (103 kPa gauge pressure) or 30 psia (206 kPa absolute): At this establishment, employees welded using an oxygen-acetylene setup. The acetylene cylinder was operated at pressures greater than 15 psig.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The written hazard communication program did not include a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present, using an identity that was referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet: At this establishment the hazard communication program did not contain a separate list of the hazardous materials/chemicals, including, but not limited to, Sherwin Williams Reducer No. 15 (R7K15), Seymour Hi-Tech Gloss Safety Yellow spray paint, Lincoln Electric Excalibur 11018M MR welding rods, and Lincoln Electric Shield-Arc 70+ welding rods, present on site that employees used performing machine shop activities.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017
- Abate by
- May 10, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use: At this establishment employees involved in machine shop activities were exposed to hazardous materials. The employer did not maintain Safety Data Sheets for each chemical employees use, including, but not limited to: a. Sherwin Williams Reducer No. 15 (R7K15), b. Seymour Hi-Tech Gloss Safety Yellow spray paint, c. Lincoln Electric Excalibur 11018M MR, and d. Lincoln Electric Shield-Arc 70+.
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 342076387.
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