Eads Distribution, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations
Deer Park, Texas · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112
1inspections
1citation items
$5,524current penalties
Mar 5, 2019last inspection
OSHA has inspected Eads Distribution, LLC once in Texas.
The inspection began on Mar 5, 2019 on a referral, in Deer Park.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $9,206 and now stand at $5,524, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for mining and oil and gas employers since 2015 is $2,880, and Eads Distribution, LLC averages $5,524 (1 cited inspection).
Eads Distribution, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Feb 21, 2019: Employee injures hand when caught in machine
At 8:15 a.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was preparing a pipe to be flanged. The employee attempted to slide sand paper into the jaws of the machine to remove gap in the jaws holding the pipe. The employee suffered a laceration of fingers on left hand and a fractured hand. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Deer Park site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Eads_Epsco
Deer Park · 2017
20
0
0
0.0
1.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 21, 2019, Deer Park: Hospitalization · fractures and dislocations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was working on piping products using a flanging and finishing machine. His left hand was caught between the jaws of the machine and the product, causing the dislocation/fracture of the middle and index fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided.
Other support activities for oil and gas operations employers in Texas
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
