PORT LAVACA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CON-METAL CONCRETE, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of CON-METAL CONCRETE, LLC in 402 WAREHOUSE STREET, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979 (NAICS 327320). OSHA activity number 346136054.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CON-METAL CONCRETE, LLC
- Site address
- 402 WAREHOUSE STREET
- City
- PORT LAVACA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77979
- Mailing
- 2998 FM 3084 589 LEUSCHNER ROAD, VICTORIA, TEXAS 77905, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 327320
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01 II
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: On or about August 6, 2022, and times prior thereto, employees did not have medical evaluations prior to requiring them to use a half face tight- fitting respirators with P100 High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters exposing employees to respiratory illnesses.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6250
- — C (S) $6250
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.134 C01 VIII
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(viii): The written program did not contain provisions for training of employees in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any limitations on their use, and their maintenance: On or about August 6, 2022, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure employees were trained in respiratory hazards, while performing chipping operations, exposing employees to injuries associated with Silica dust exposure.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6250
- — C (S) $6250
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: On or about August 6, 2022, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to ensure employee facial hair did not compromise the seal surface and valve function of half face respirators, exposing employees to injuries associated with Silica dust.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D03 I
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3)(i): Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not develop and implement the means, procedures, and practices necessary for safe permit space entry operations: On or about August 6, 2022, and time prior thereto, the employer did not ensure the permit required confined space program was implemented prior to employees entering a permit required confined space to perform chipping operations. The drum of concrete truck #1010 was not locked out during the chipping procedures exposing employees to caught-in-between hazards from the rotating drum.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6250
- — C (S) $6250
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,250 · Current $6,250
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about August 6, 2022, and times prior thereto, the employer did not utilize the established energy control specific procedures to prevent an unexpected reenergization of the concrete drum rotation resulting in a fatal injury.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $6250
- — C (S) $6250
- — Z (S) $6250
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $501 · Current $501
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords were not connected to devices and fittings so that tension would not be transmitted to joints or terminal screws: On or about August 6, 2022, and times prior thereto, the employer failed to remove a flexible cord that exposed inner insulation without strain relief from service, exposing employees to electrical hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $501
- — C (O) $501
- — Z (O) $501
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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 346136054.
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