HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: DIAL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS OF HOUSTON, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DIAL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS OF HOUSTON, INC. in 60 RITTENHOUSE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77076 (NAICS 335313). OSHA activity number 345973135.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DIAL ELECTRICAL CONTROLS OF HOUSTON, INC.
- Site address
- 60 RITTENHOUSE STREET
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77076
- Mailing
- 60 RITTENHOUSE STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77076
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
- 335313
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 25, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $3,481 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about May 18, 2022 an employee was exposed to an amputation hazard as he was working on a Wysong shearing machine that was not guarded.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3480.6
- — Z (S) $5801
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Abate by
- Aug 23, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,315 · Current $1,989 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: On or about May 20, 2022 employees were exposed to electrical hazards at the shop where one breaker box was not labeled to identify each breaker and or switch.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1989
- — Z (S) $3315
1910.304 F01 IV
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel: On or about May 20, 2022 at the machine shop of the facility where large sheets of sheet metal were blocking electrical breaker panels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59) On or about May 20, 2022 at the construction site, where employees were using chemicals such as but not limited to, prestoil lubricant spray, without a written hazard communication program in place.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use. On or about May 20, 20223 where employees did not have safety data sheets for the prestoil lubricant spray that was in use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 17, 2022
- Abate by
- Sep 12, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about May 20, 2022 at the construction site, where employees were using chemicals such as but not limited to, prestoil lubricant spray, and employees had not been trained.
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 345973135.
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