WHITEWRIGHT, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SKINNER TANK COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SKINNER TANK COMPANY in 1110 S. BOND STREET, WHITEWRIGHT, TX 75491 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 342998648.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SKINNER TANK COMPANY
- Site address
- 1110 S. BOND STREET
- City
- WHITEWRIGHT
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75491
- Mailing
- 1001 W. CHICAGO AVENUE, YALE, OK 74085
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 237120
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.251 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(a)(1): Defective rigging equipment was not removed from service. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, employees use unserviceable lifting strap attached to a metal box platform to elevate employees exposing them to a fall hazard approximately 60 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2217
1926.303 C03
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.303(c)(3): Cup type abrasive wheels used for external grinding were not protected by either a revolving cup guard or a band type guard. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, employees used a portable grinder without a guard to deburr welding work exposing them to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1700
- · Z (S) $2217
1926.404 F06
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, employees using an extension cord with a missing ground pin to energize grinders were exposed to electrical shock hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1700
- · Z (S) $2217
1926.416 E01
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.416(e)(1): Worn or frayed electric cords or cables were used. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, employees using extension cords with the outer sheathing split exposing the internal wiring was exposed to electrical shock hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2217
1926.1431 B01
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1431(b)(1): When using equipment to hoist employees, the employees were not in a personnel platform that meets the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, an employee, without fall protection performing grinding activities from a metal platform elevated by a crane was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 60 feet.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5000
- · Z (S) $5174
1926.1431 E01
- Issued
- May 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Jun 4, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $2,956 · Current $1,600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1431(e)(1): The personnel platform and attachment/suspension system used for hoisting personnel was not designed by a qualified person familiar with structural design. At a facility located at 1110 S. Bond St., Whitewright, Texas, an employee was elevated while inside a metal welded box that was not designed by a qualified person and was exposed to a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $1600
- · Z (S) $2956
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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 342998648.
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