HILLSBORO, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AMERITUBE, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of AMERITUBE, LLC in 1000 N. STATE HIGHWAY 77, HILLSBORO, TX 76645 (NAICS 331420). OSHA activity number 348354499.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AMERITUBE, LLC
- Site address
- 1000 N. STATE HIGHWAY 77
- City
- HILLSBORO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 76645
- Mailing
- 1000 N. STATE HIGHWAY 77, HILLSBORO, TX 76645
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
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 331420
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C01
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $3,547 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces: On or about June 30, 2025, at times prior thereto and thereafter, on the production floor; employees entered a confined space of the exothermic generator to perform maintenance and/or service work without the exothermic generator being evaluated for permit-required confined spaces.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2483
- — Z (S) $3547
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $3,901 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: On or about June 30, 2025, at times prior thereto and thereafter, on the production floor; the exothermic generator did not have a developed and documented procedures to be utilized by employees for the control of hazardous energy sources while they performed maintenance and/or servicing work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3901
- — Z (S) $4965
1910.147 C07 I
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $3,547 · Current $2,483 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i): The employer did not provide adequate training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees: On or about June 30, 2025, at times prior thereto and thereafter, adequate training was not provided to ensure the purpose and function of the energy control program was understood by employees tasked with performing maintenance and/or service work.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2483
- — Z (S) $3547
1910.252 A02 IV
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $4,965 · Current $3,901 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas before the areas were inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations: On or about July 2, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at the exothermic generator, an employee performed welding work on the inside of the combustion chamber of the generator without the area of work being inspected by the authorizing person.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3901
- — Z (S) $4965
1910.252 C02 I
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2026
- Penalty
- Initial $3,547 · Current $0 Reduced
1520
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(c)(2)(i): Mechanical ventilation was not provided when welding or cutting was done on metals not covered in 29 CFR 1910.252(c)(5) through 29 CFR 1910.252 (c)(12)(a): On or about July 2, 2025, and at times prior thereto, at the exothermic generator, an employee performed welding work on the inside of the combustion chamber of the generator, within a space with less than 10,000 cubic feet, without the use of mechanical ventilation.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $3547
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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 348354499.
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