HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: TEJAS TUBULAR PRODUCTS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of TEJAS TUBULAR PRODUCTS, INC. in 8640 NORTH GREEN RIVER DR., HOUSTON, TX 77028 (NAICS 332811). OSHA activity number 345105217.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TEJAS TUBULAR PRODUCTS, INC.
- Site address
- 8640 NORTH GREEN RIVER DR.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77028
- Mailing
- 8640 NORTH GREEN RIVER DR., HOUSTON, TX 77028
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
- 332811
- Employees
- 105
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $7,373 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: On or about January 7, 2021, at the pipe conveyor feeding the Sogotec TC-35 CNC Lathe, where there was no safeguarding to protect employees from entanglement with the rotating pipe, exposing the employees to a caught-in hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7372.8
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.219 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $8,778 · Current $5,267 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i): Unguarded projecting shaft end(s) did not present a smooth edge and end and projected more than one half the diameter of the shaft: On or about January 7, 2021, at the conveyor motor for the conveyor feeding the the Sogotec CNC lathe, where employees were exposed to caught-in hazards while working near an unguarded shaft end that was part of the drive assembly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5266.8
- — Z (S) $8778
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $12,288 · Current $7,373 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: On or about January 7, 2021, at the conveyor system feeding the Sogotec CNC Lathe, where employees were exposed to a caught-in hazard while working adjacent to unguarded sprocket wheels and chains.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7372.8
- — Z (S) $12288
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 22, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,022 · Current $4,213 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. On or about January 7, 2021 at the Sogotec CNC Lathe where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while using compressed air for cleaning without reducing the pressure below 30 psi.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4213.2
- — Z (S) $7022
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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 345105217.
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