EL PASO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: SOUTH ANCHOR MANUFACTURING
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTH ANCHOR MANUFACTURING in 525 CANAL ROAD, EL PASO, TX 79901 (NAICS 322299). OSHA activity number 347857534.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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 ANCHOR MANUFACTURING
- Site address
- 525 CANAL ROAD
- City
- EL PASO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79901
- Mailing
- 525 CANAL ROAD, EL PASO, TX 79901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 322299
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,783 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: On or about November 1, 2024, employees engaged in activities that involved flying debris, chemical splash and dust without the proper eye protection in the following instances: 1) 7" Mark Andy #4 Rotary Converter 2) 7" Mark Andy #2 Rotary Converter 3) Freeman 40 Ton Hydraulic Press
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2000
- — Z (S) $3783
1910.138 B
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2025
- Abate by
- May 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $2,837 · Current $1,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(b): The employer did not base the selection of the appropriate hand protection on an evaluation of the performance characteristics of the hand protection relative to the task(s) to be performed, conditions present, duration of use, and the hazards and potential hazards identified. On or about November 1, 2024, employees working on the 10" Mark Andy #1 did not have the proper hand protection for handling material that could cut their hands.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1500
- — Z (S) $2837
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: On or about November 1, 2024, employees preforming maintenance activities were not protected from unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2025
- Abate by
- May 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,620 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. On or about November 1, 2024, employees operated machines without machine guarding in the following instances: 1) 7" Mark Andy #1 Rotary Converter. 2) 7" Mark Andy #2 Rotary Converter. 3) 7" Mark Andy #4 Rotary Converter. 4) 10" Mark Andy #1 Rotary Converter. 5) Lodge & Shipley Power Turn.
Recent events (3)
- — P (S) $4000
- — I (S) $4000
- — Z (S) $6620
1910.303 B07 I
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2025
- Abate by
- May 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $3,783 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment. On or about November 1, 2024, employees engaged in manufacturing actives near electrical boxes that contained unused openings and exposed live conductors in the following instances: 1) 10" Mark Andy #1 Rotary Converter. 2) In the "Clean Room" near the 10" Mark Andy #2 Rotary Converter.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $3783
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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 347857534.
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