LA PORTE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: DACON CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of DACON CORPORATION in LA PORTE RAIL AND TERMINAL 12501 TRANG RD, LA PORTE, TX 77571 (NAICS 221122). OSHA activity number 348053117.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DACON CORPORATION
- Site address
- LA PORTE RAIL AND TERMINAL 12501 TRANG RD
- City
- LA PORTE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77571
- Mailing
- 1300 UNDERWOOD ROAD, DEER PARK, TX 77536
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
- 221122
- Employees
- 480
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.269 C03 II
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(c)(3)(ii): Additional job briefings were not held when significant changes occurred during the course of the work, affecting the safety of the employees. a) On or about October 13, 2024, at La Porte Rail and Terminal, employees were installing jumpers without conducting an additional job briefing when the scope of work changed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.269 M03 II
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(m)(3)(ii): The employer did not ensure that all switches, disconnectors, jumpers, taps, and other means through which known sources of electric energy might be supplied to the particular lines and equipment were de-energized / inoperable (i.e. open) and then did not ensure that such means were tagged to indicate that employees were at work: a) On or about October 13, 2024, at La Porte Rail and Terminal, where employees were connecting jumpers on a power line without ensuring all the switches to power the lines were deenergized and tagged.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
1910.269 N02
- Issued
- Apr 11, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.269(n)(2): For any employee to work transmission and distribution lines or equipment as deenergized, the employer did not ensure that the lines or equipment were deenergized under the provisions of paragraph (m) of this section and did not ensure proper grounding of the lines or equipment as specified in paragraphs (n)(3) through (n)(8) of this section: a) On or about October 13, 2024, at La Porte Rail and Terminal, where employees were connecting jumpers on a power line without deenergizing or grounding the lines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $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 348053117.
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