PORTLAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VOESTALPINE TEXAS LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VOESTALPINE TEXAS LLC in 2800 KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON ROAD, PORTLAND, TX 78374 (NAICS 331110). OSHA activity number 344148887.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VOESTALPINE TEXAS LLC
- Site address
- 2800 KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON ROAD
- City
- PORTLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78374
- Mailing
- 2800 KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON ROAD, PORTLAND, TX 78374
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
- 331110
- Employees
- 275
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $11,366 · Current $6,820 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition: At this establishment, employees engaged in briquetting and maintenance activities were exposed to slips and trips in the following instances: a. iron pellets on the walking-working surfaces and b. inspection doors mounted in the floor not closing properly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $6819.6
- — Z (S) $11366
1910.147 C04 II B
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 19, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $7,956 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)(B): The energy control procedure did not clearly and specifically outline specific procedural steps for shutting down, isolating, blocking and securing machines or equipment to control hazardous energy: At this facility, the employer did not establish de-energization procedures for different types of machinery/equipment. This exposed maintenance employees to struck-by and caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7956
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Dec 31, 2019
- Abate by
- Jan 7, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: At this facility, employees engaged in hot briquette iron production were supplied with portable fire extinguishers to fight incipient fires. The employer did not ensure the fire extinguishers were fully charged.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 344148887.
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