PORT ARTHUR, TX —
OSHA Inspection: WOODVILLE PELLETS, LLC
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of WOODVILLE PELLETS, LLC in 498-A W LAKESHORE DR., PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 346673163.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- WOODVILLE PELLETS, LLC
- Site address
- 498-A W LAKESHORE DR.
- City
- PORT ARTHUR
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77640
- Mailing
- 164 CO RD 1040, WOODVILLE, TX 75979
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1917.112 C02
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $7,306 · Current $4,383 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1917.112(c)(2): Guardrails which were not of solid baluster, or similar construction, did not consist of top rails and mid rails: a) At the facility, at the side of silo #3: Top rails were not provided around the entrance to the silo tunnel, exposing employees to fall hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4383
- — Z (S) $7306
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,437 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace, including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: a) At the facility, employee exposure to respirable dust was not estimated. Employees are required to use 3M N95 respirators to clean the wood dust under the conveyor belt inside the silos tunnel. Woodville Pellets, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1272047, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 12, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 498-A West Lakeshore Drive, Port Arthur, Texas.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $3437
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: a) At the facility, employees voluntarily using 3M N95 respirators were not provided with Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Sep 13, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: a) Located at the area near the barge loading area, multiple heavy-duty electrical safety switches that controlled the ship loading arm were not labeled.
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 346673163.
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