BROWNSVILLE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SCRAP METAL SERVICES, LLC/SMS SCRAP METAL SERVICES, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of SCRAP METAL SERVICES, LLC/SMS SCRAP METAL SERVICES, LLC in EX-MENDOCINO 101 BOXCAR ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 345592968.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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?
- Site address
- EX-MENDOCINO 101 BOXCAR ROAD
- City
- BROWNSVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78521
- Mailing
- 101 BOXCAR ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 423930
- Employees
- 68
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A03
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,931 · Current $2,959 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3):(3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice. On or about October 20, 2021, and times prior thereto, on Ex-Mendocino vessel employees were exposed to slip/trip hazard while gaining access to vessel with the damaged ramp.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2958.6
- · Z (S) $4931
1915.82 B04
- Issued
- Feb 11, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,611 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1915.82(b)(4):Lights and lighting stringers are not suspended solely by their electric cords unless they are designed by the manufacturer to be suspended in this way; On or about October 20, 2021, and times prior thereto, on the Ex-Mendocino ship, employees using temporary lighting taped to a handrail to gain access upper/lower deck were exposed to electrical hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2610.6
- · Z (S) $4351
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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 345592968.
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