PORT ARANSAS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: REX MECHANICAL, INC.
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of REX MECHANICAL, INC. in 100 S. STATION ST, PORT ARANSAS, TX 78373 (NAICS 238220). OSHA activity number 348113531.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- REX MECHANICAL, INC.
- Site address
- 100 S. STATION ST
- City
- PORT ARANSAS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78373
- Mailing
- PO BOX 582, NEEDVILLE, TX 77461
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- 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
- 238220
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: a)On or about March 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, employees involved in torch cutting operations were not adequately instructed in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and to control or eliminate hazards while cutting pipes.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.251 D01
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(d)(1): Natural and synthetic-fiber rope slings were used with loads in excess of their rated capacity. a)On or about March 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at the Central Plant; employees involved in torch cutting operations used synthetic-fiber rope slings with loads in excess of their rated capacity to rigg a chiller pipe.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4965
1926.251 D04 II
- Issued
- Sep 5, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.251(d)(4)(ii): In synthetic fiber rope, eye splices shall consist of at least four full tucks, and short splices shall consist of at least eight full tucks, four on each side of the center line. a)On or about March 10, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at the Central Plant; employees involved in torch cutting operations used synthetic-fiber rope slings that did not have at least four full tucks while rigging a chiller pipe.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $4965
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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 348113531.
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