HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: ALSCO UNIFORMS
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of ALSCO UNIFORMS in 8020 BLANKENSHIP DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77055 (NAICS 812332). OSHA activity number 346446230.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALSCO UNIFORMS
- Site address
- 8020 BLANKENSHIP DRIVE
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77055
- Mailing
- 8020 BLANKENSHIP DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77055
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 812332
- Employees
- 170
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.28 B01 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $9,375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system: On or about February 13, 2023, and times thereafter, in the boiler area where employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 4 feet without a fall protection system on the Superior Boiler 8-X-2000 S/N 17536.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9375
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $9,375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.147(c)(6)(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection. On or about January 13, 2023 at ALSCO, Inc. located in Houston, Texas, the company did not certify the periodic inspections of the energy control procedure that had been completed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $9375
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.147 D05 I
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Abate by
- May 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i): Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was not relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe: This violation occurred on or about January 13, 2023 in the boiler area. The employer does not ensure that following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy was relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe, this exposed employees to thermal hazards when performing maintenance tasks on the following equipment such as, but not limited to the Supreme boiler, model 8X-2000 with serial number 17536.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $15625
1910.147 D05 II
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 15, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $15,625 · Current $9,375 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(ii):If there is a possibility of reaccumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation did not continue until the servicing or maintenance was completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation no longer existed. This violation occurred on or about January 13, 2023 in the boiler area, the employer does not ensure that if there is a possibility of reaccumulation of stored energy to a hazardous level, verification of isolation did not continue until the servicing or maintenance was completed, or until the possibility of such accumulation no longer existed this exposed maintenance to thermal hazards when performing maintenance tasks on the following equipment such as, but not limited to the Supreme boiler, model 8X-2000 with serial number 17536.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9375
- — Z (S) $15625
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Apr 19, 2023
- Abate by
- May 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $11,162 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2):The employer did not report within 24-hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye. Company reported a work-related incident within one business day.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (O) $11162
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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 346446230.
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