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Ics Distribution, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing · NAICS 532490

1inspections
1citation items
$9,557current penalties
Jan 12, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ics Distribution, LLC once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jan 12, 2021 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Houston.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,557 and still stand at $9,557.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for real estate and rental employers since 2015 is $1,875, and Ics Distribution, LLC averages $9,557 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Ics Distribution, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345097562 OPENED JAN 12, 2021Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 23 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2023

1314 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX 77043 · Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 12, 2021 (fatal): Employee is killed after being pulled into air compressor

At 8:55 a.m. on January 12, 2021, an employee was observing pressure and function testing of an 5C2 air compressor being conducted by Coworker #1, Coworker #2 and Coworker #3. Coworker #1 locked out the 4160 volt energy source for the compressor. Once pretest and warm up tasks were completed, Coworker #1 removed his lock and Coworker #1, Coworker #2 and Coworker #3 started up the compressor at the control panel. The employee walked past the inlet and his body was pulled into the compressor. Coworker #1 hit the emergency stop shutting down the compressor, pulled the employee from the machine and began CPR. Coworker #2 and Coworker #3 called for help. Emergency Medical Services arrived and administered emergency care but the employee died at the scene.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$9,557$9,557Jun 4, 2021Final

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.

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