HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SERAMPORE INDUSTRIES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SERAMPORE INDUSTRIES in 2900 PATIO DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77017 (NAICS 423510). OSHA activity number 343697843.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SERAMPORE INDUSTRIES
- Site address
- 2900 PATIO DRIVE
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77017
- Mailing
- 2900 PATIO DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77017
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
- 423510
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.305 B01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1): Openings through which conductors enter boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: a) At the front of the warehouse, employees used an electrical circuit breaker with a missing blank, exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.305 B01 II
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2019
- 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: a) At the front of the warehouse, employees used an electrical safety switch box with a missing knockout, exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.305 D02
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panelboard enclosures. Panelboards shall be mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and shall be dead front. However, panelboards other than the dead front externally-operable type are permitted where accessible only to qualified persons: a) At the front of the warehouse, employees used an electrical control panel with a missing dead front, exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5569.2
- · Z (S) $9282
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $744 · Current $446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Permanent aisles or passageways were not appropriately marked: a) At the rear of the warehouse, permanent aisles were not appropriately marked, exposed employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $446.4
- · Z (O) $744
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $744 · Current $446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a forklift: a) Throughout the warehouse, untrained employees operated a Toyota forklift, serial #8FGCU25, exposing employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $446.4
- · Z (O) $744
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 8, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $744 · Current $446 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s): a) At the packaging department, employees operated a defective Yale forklift, serial #GLC050TGNUAE084, with a missing seatbelt, exposing employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $446.4
- · 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 343697843.
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