PLEASANTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTH TEXAS MACHINE SHOP INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTH TEXAS MACHINE SHOP INC. in 550 E HUNT ST., PLEASANTON, TX 78064 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 346106297.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SOUTH TEXAS MACHINE SHOP INC.
- Site address
- 550 E HUNT ST.
- City
- PLEASANTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78064
- Mailing
- 1714 SOUTH U.S. HIGHWAY 281, ALICE, TX 78332
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
- 332710
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1203 D
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1203(d):The employer did not implement a written permit space program as required by the standard after it decided that employees it directs will enter a permit space: On or about July 22, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees entered a permit required confined space while performing pump repair in a waste water treatment well without a written program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
1926.1203 E02 III
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(iii): Before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere must be tested with a calibrated, direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants, in that order: On or about July 22, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees entered a permit required confined space while performing pump repair in a waste water treatment well without performing atmospheric testing for oxygen.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
1926.1413 C01
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1413(c)(1): At least every 12 months, wire ropes in use on equipment were not inspected by a qualified person in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section (shift inspection) and documented according to (c)(4) of this section. On or about July 22, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while being hoisted on a platform by a truck-mounted crane with wire rope that was not inspected or documented.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
1926.1431 E01
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2022
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $5,801 · Current $2,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1431(e)(1):The personnel platform and attachment/suspension system used for hoisting personnel was not designed by a qualified person familiar with structural design: On or about July 22, 2022, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while being hoisted on a platform that was not designed by a qualified person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2900
- — Z (S) $5801
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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 346106297.
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