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Ber Precision, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cleveland, Texas · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333132

2inspections
10citation items
$13,840current penalties
Jan 12, 2015last inspection

Ber Precision, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2013.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 12, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Cleveland.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 9 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $17,200 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,840, down 20%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (2 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Ber Precision, Inc. averages $8,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ber Precision, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340175785 OPENED JAN 12, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 18 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2016

1100 N Washington Ave, Cleveland, TX 77327 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$2,800$2,800Jan 22, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,800$2,800Jan 22, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$2,000$2,000Jan 22, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,200$1,200Jan 22, 2015Final

Inspection 339173668 OPENED JUL 9, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 17, 2015

1100 N Washington Ave, Cleveland, TX 77327 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$2,800$1,680Aug 1, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,000$1,200Aug 1, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Aug 1, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$2,000$1,200Aug 1, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,600$960Aug 1, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 1, 2013Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii)

(ii) Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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