MENTONE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN PIPELINE AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AMERICAN PIPELINE AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC in VJ RANCH CR 300, MENTONE, TX 79754 (NAICS 237120). OSHA activity number 343411575.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERICAN PIPELINE AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC
- Site address
- VJ RANCH CR 300
- City
- MENTONE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79754
- Mailing
- 3611 E. HIGHWAY 158, MIDLAND, TX 79706
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 237120
- Employees
- 45
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,956 · Current $7,956
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: On or about 24 August 2018, an employee was instructed to de-pressurize a water line that contained 140 psi of pressure after pressure testing and dewatering had taken place, without having been provided Lock Out Tag Out training.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $7956
1910.1200 E01 I
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,978 · Current $3,978
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 On or about 24 August 2018 employees were working approximately 25 meters from tank batteries that were flaring Natural Gas and H2S, without access to Safety Data Sheets and a list of hazardous chemicals at the work area
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $3978
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about 24 August 2018 employees were working in an area containing tank batteries that were situated approximately 25 meters from the work area, and that were flaring Natural Gas and H2S without adequate HAZCOM/ GHS training prior to entering the work area
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $744 · Current $744
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 exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: On or about 24 August 2018 employees were working approximately 25 meters from a tank battery that was flaring Natural Gas and H2S without adequate Monitors, fixed and or portable, which is not in accordance with API Recommended Practice 68 Section 6.3 Detection Equipment.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $744
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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 343411575.
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