PORT ARTHUR, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VESSEL REPAIR INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VESSEL REPAIR INC. in 5848 PROCTER EXT, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642 (NAICS 336611). OSHA activity number 343149100.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VESSEL REPAIR INC.
- Site address
- 5848 PROCTER EXT
- City
- PORT ARTHUR
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77642
- Mailing
- 5848 PROCTER EXT, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 336611
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1915.71 B07
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $2,993 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.71(b)(7): Scaffolds were not erected, moved, dismantled or altered under the supervision of competent persons: a) At the worksite, where employees erecting and dismantling 6-foot steel rolling scaffolds were not under the supervision of a competent person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2993.4
- — Z (S) $4989
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $2,993 Reduced
2587
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employees using tight-fitting face piece respirators passed an appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT) as stated in this paragraph (Maritime Reference 1915.154): a) At the worksite, where welders were using tight fitting respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2993.4
- — Z (S) $4989
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $4,989 · Current $2,993 Reduced
2587
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to respiratory hazards and an identification of the contaminants' chemical state and physical form (Maritime Reference 1915.354): a) At the worksite, where the employer did not perform a reasonable estimate of employee exposure to welding fumes and copper.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2993.4
- — Z (S) $4989
1915.504 A
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $8,315 · Current $4,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.504(a): The employer did not create and keep current a written policy that specified all requirements for employees performing fire watch in the workplace: a) At the worksite, where employees were conducting hot work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4989
- — Z (S) $8315
1915.508 E02
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.508(e)(2): The employer did not ensure that each employee who stands fire watch duty was provided training in elements (i) - (xii): a) At the worksite, where employees were standing as fire watches.
Recent events (2)
- — I (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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343149100.
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