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Esab: OSHA inspections and violations

Denton, Texas · Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333992

1inspections
3citation items
$5,500current penalties
Feb 13, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Esab in Texas one time.

It opened on Feb 13, 2018 after a complaint, in Denton.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $5,500 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.37 (exit routes), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Esab averages $5,500 across 1 cited inspection.

Esab also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Esab: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342957776 OPENED FEB 13, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Apr 10, 2018

2900 Airport Road, Denton, TX 76207 · Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$3,880$2,750Feb 16, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$2,750Feb 16, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 16, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Denton site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 384 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
ESAB Denton
Denton · 2024
384 000.01.9
Esab
Denton · 2016
524 911.81.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6)

(6) Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m 2) are permitted.

Other welding and soldering equipment manufacturing employers in Texas

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