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Hines: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) · NAICS 531120

3inspections
4citation items
$5,500current penalties
Jan 17, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hines 3 times in Texas since 2004.

The latest one began on Jan 17, 2024, in Houston.

Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,944 and now stand at $5,500, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for real estate and rental employers since 2015 is $1,869, and Hines averages $5,500 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Hines: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347216160 OPENED JAN 17, 2024Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Apr 5, 2024

555 Herman Park Drive, Houston, TX 77030 · Nonresidential Property Managers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341910388 OPENED NOV 14, 2016Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Mar 27, 2019

1210 Barranca Dr., El Paso, TX 79935 · Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing · 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$4,090$3,000Jan 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$4,089$2,000Jan 9, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 9, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$765$500Jan 9, 2017Final

Inspection 306482795 OPENED OCT 8, 2004Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 2004

1100 Louisiana Suite 1400, Houston, TX 77002 · Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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.

Mar 2, 2023, Houston: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was gathering information on parts for an air-conditioning unit. The employee opened the door of the unit and their hand got caught in a belt within the unit, resulting in finger lacerations and a partial finger amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix)

(ix) All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard. Brass shell, paper-lined sockets, or other metal-cased sockets may not be used unless the shell is grounded.

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

Other lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses) employers in Texas

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