FRANKLIN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: FURNACE AND TUBE SERVICE, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of FURNACE AND TUBE SERVICE, INC. in 8127 OAK GROVE ROAD, FRANKLIN, TX 77856 (NAICS 332410). OSHA activity number 346485709.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FURNACE AND TUBE SERVICE, INC.
- Site address
- 8127 OAK GROVE ROAD
- City
- FRANKLIN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77856
- Mailing
- 13130 HIGHWAY 44, GONZALES, LA 70737
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332410
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.1203 E02 V B
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,813 · Current $7,813
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1203(e)(2)(v)(B): The forced air ventilation was not directed as to ventilate the immediate areas where an employee was or will be present within the space and must continue until all employees have left the space. On or about February 6, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees were refitting an auxiliary boiler that was identified as a permit-required confined space. Neither an air mover nor half mask respirators were being used by employees, exposing employees to hazards associated with working in a permit-required confined space such as but not limited to asphyxiation and dizziness.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7813
- — Z (S) $7813
1926.1204 D04
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2023
- Abate by
- Aug 29, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,813 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1204(d)(4): The employer did not provide personal protective equipment insofar as feasible engineering and work-practice controls do not adequately protect employees. On or about February 6, 2023, and at times prior thereto, employees were refitting an auxiliary boiler that was identified as a permit-required confined space. The employer allowed the employees to switch from mechanical ventilation to natural ventilation without demonstrating that natural ventilation eliminated or isolated atmospheric hazards, exposing employees to hazards associated with working in a permit-required confined space such as but not limited to asphyxiation and dizziness.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7813
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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 346485709.
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