SPRING, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX in 18700 BLOCK OF GLEANNLOCH LAKES BLVD, SPRING, TX 77379 (NAICS 221210). OSHA activity number 345182745.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX
- Site address
- 18700 BLOCK OF GLEANNLOCH LAKES BLVD
- City
- SPRING
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77379
- Mailing
- 4500 S. SHAVER, BLDG D, HOUSTON, TX 77034
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 221210
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $9,557 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Personal protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation, or physical contact. On or about March 05, 2021, at the 18700 Block of Gleannloch Lakes Boulevard in Spring TX, employees were repairing a gas line leak without fire retardant clothing.
Recent events (3)
- — I (O) $9557.1
- — P (O) $9557.1
- — Z (S) $13653
1926.651 G01 III
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2021
- Abate by
- Jul 13, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $13,653 · Current $9,557 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.651(g)(1)(iii): Adequate precautions were not taken such as providing ventilation, to prevent employee exposure to an atmosphere containing a concentration of a flammable gas in excess of 20 percent of the lower flammable limit of the gas. On or about March 05, 2021, at the 18700 Block of Gleannloch Lakes Boulevard in Spring TX, six employees were exposed to explosion and fire hazards while repairing a gas line leak without ventilation or other precautions in an atmosphere containing a concentration of a flammable gas about the lower flammable limit of the gas.
Recent events (3)
- — I (O) $9557.1
- — P (O) $9557.1
- — Z (S) $13653
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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 345182745.
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