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Htre2, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

League City, Texas · Materials Recovery Facilities · NAICS 562920

1inspections
3citation items
$8,675current penalties
May 29, 2020last inspection

OSHA has inspected Htre2, LLC once in Texas.

The inspection began on May 29, 2020 on a referral, in League City.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,675 and still stand at $8,675.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for staffing, cleaning and waste services employers since 2015 is $2,201, and Htre2, LLC averages $8,675 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Htre2, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344766407 OPENED MAY 29, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 2022

1429 State Highway 3, League City, TX 77573 · Materials Recovery Facilities · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 26, 2020: Employee is burned when barrel explodes during welding opera

At 2:44 p.m. on May 26, 2020, an employee was welding a 55-gallon drum, when there was an explosion. The employee was hospitalized to treat second- and third-degree burns.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(c) · Welding fire safety
 Other-than-serious$4,048$4,048Aug 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$2,892$2,892Aug 28, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$1,735$1,735Aug 28, 2020Final

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.

May 26, 2020, League City: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · head and trunk

An employee was getting ready to use an oxy propane torch to cut some aluminum on or near empty 55-gallon drums that last contained tertiary-butyl alcohol. During lighting of the torch, vapors in a drum immediately adjacent to the torch exploded. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands, face, chest, and stomach.

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 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(vi)(c)

(C) In the presence of explosive atmospheres (mixtures of flammable gases, vapors, liquids, or dusts with air), or explosive atmospheres that may develop inside uncleaned or improperly prepared tanks or equipment which have previously contained such materials, or that may develop in areas with an accumulation of combustible dusts.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii)

(iii) Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.

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