HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN CONTAINER, LTD
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTHERN CONTAINER, LTD in 10410 PAPALOTE SUITE 130, HOUSTON, TX 77041 (NAICS 322211). OSHA activity number 342402187.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTHERN CONTAINER, LTD
- Site address
- 10410 PAPALOTE SUITE 130
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77041
- Mailing
- 10410 PAPALOTE SUITE 130, HOUSTON, TX 77041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 322211
- Employees
- 53
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $5,323 Reduced
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: a) On or about June 8, 2017, and at times thereafter, in the production area, where employees were exposed to caught in or between hazards when performing servicing and/or maintenance on the Hoper Swift machine without specific procedures to control hazardous energy. b) On or about June 15, 2017, in the production area, where employees were exposed to caught in or between hazards when performing servicing and/or maintenance on the McKinley Flexo machine without specific procedures to control hazardous energy. c) On or about June 15, 2017, in the production area, where employee were exposed to caught in or between hazards when performing servicing and/or maintenance on the Koppers machine without specific procedures to control hazardous energy. d) On or about June 15, 2017, in the production area, where employees were exposed to caught in or between hazards when performing servicing and/or maintenance on the Serenco Flexo machine without specific procedures to control hazardous energy.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $5323
- · C (S) $8873
- · Z (S) $8873
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $8,873 · Current $5,323 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about June 15, 2017 at the McKinley printing system, where employees were exposed to amputation hazards when walking thought a walkway where slitters and scorers are operating.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $5323
- · C (S) $8873
- · Z (S) $8873
1910.219 C02 I
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $6,338 · Current $3,804 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting. On or about June 15, 2017, in the production printing area, employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when working near and walking by an unguarded horizontal shaft found less than 7 feet from floor.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $3804
- · C (S) $6338
- · Z (S) $6338
1910.219 I02
- Issued
- Aug 16, 2017
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(i)(2): Revolving surfaces of shaft coupling(s) were not covered by a safety sleeve. On or about June 15, 2017, in the printing production area where employees were exposed to caught-in hazards when operating the Serenco Flex conveyor with an unguarded rotating chain coupling.
Recent events (3)
- · R (S) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 342402187.
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