LAUREL, MS ·
OSHA Inspection: HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC.
Fatality or catastrophe inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a fatality or catastrophe safety inspection of HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC. in 3225 PENDORF ROAD, LAUREL, MS 39441 (NAICS 335311). OSHA activity number 343855789.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HOWARD INDUSTRIES INC.
- Site address
- 3225 PENDORF ROAD
- City
- LAUREL
- State
- MS
- ZIP
- 39441
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 1588, LAUREL, MS 39441
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Fatality or catastrophe (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 335311
- Employees
- 2500
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 15, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $9,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH Act of 1970 Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to being struck-by heavy equipment: (a) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure adequate type, maintenance, or inspection of the roller chains that were used for the chain drive system on the Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair equipment to prevent employees from being struck-by or crushed by the equipment. (b) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure adequate type, or inspection of the shackle that was attached to the safety chain used for locking out the gravitational forces applied to the Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair equipment, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- · C (S) $13260
- · F (S) $9500
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling: (a) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019, the employer did not provide an employee working at the leak test station a means of fall protection exposing the employee to falls of approximately 12 feet into a water-filled tank.
Recent events (3)
- · C (S) $13260
- · F (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): Specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy had not been put into place. (a) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the lockout procedures for the leak test device identify, or explain how and where to isolate or block the gravitational energy of the platform.
Recent events (3)
- · C (S) $13260
- · F (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13260
1910.147 C04 II C
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(C): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline the steps for placement, removal and transfer of lockout devices or tagout devices and the responsibility for them: (a) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the lockout procedures clearly and specifically explain the placement of the safety chains for the leak test device to isolate the gravitational energy source, exposing employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- · C (S) $0
- · F (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.147 C06 I
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct an annual or more frequent inspection of the energy control procedure to ensure that the procedure and requirements of this standard were followed: (a) Department 126, Poletype Division, Regulator Tank Shop, Leak Test and Repair - On or about March 15, 2019 the employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of energy control procedures for the leak-test device.
Recent events (3)
- · C (S) $13260
- · F (S) $0
- · Z (S) $13260
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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 343855789.
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