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FDL Hydraulics: OSHA inspections and violations

Pasadena, Texas · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
4citation items
$4,624current penalties
Feb 1, 2019last inspection

FDL Hydraulics has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Feb 1, 2019 after a complaint, in Pasadena.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,707 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,624, down 40%.

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. FDL Hydraulics averages $4,624 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

FDL Hydraulics: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343753323 OPENED FEB 1, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Apr 29, 2019

1021 West Jackson Avenue, Pasadena, TX 77506 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,978$2,387Apr 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,705$1,023Apr 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$1,705$1,023Apr 4, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$319$191Apr 4, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

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 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance employers in Texas

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