Inspection 346877368 OPENED AUG 1, 2023Closed
3913 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78411 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Keith Zars Pools Ltd. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2012.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 1, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Corpus Christi.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 5 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $41,851 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $23,440, down 44%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.21, construction safety training (2 items).
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Keith Zars Pools Ltd. averages $3,220 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
3 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Keith Zars Pools Ltd. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Texas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
398employers cited
2 of them in the same industry
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 344356183 OPENED OCT 3, 2019Closed
1117 Berry Park, Schertz, TX 78154 · Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 3, 2019 (fatal): Employee is found dead in residential pool
At 9:00 a.m. on October 3, 2019, Employee #1 was performing routine pool maintenance at a residental home. The employee was found unconscious in the water, and assumed to have drown. There were no witnesses.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $1,190 | $595 | Jan 28, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $1,190 | $595 | Jan 28, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 341582633 OPENED JUN 24, 2016Closed
227 South Academy Ave., New Braunfels, TX 78130 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 24, 2016 (fatal): Worker found deceased in a company vehicle
At 10:15 a.m. on June 24, 2016, an employee who was installing an aluminum frame was found dead in a company vehicle. The employee died from a wasp sting. sting.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(4) · Construction safety training |
Serious | $12,471 | $5,250 | Sep 29, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 339633323 OPENED MAR 11, 2014Closed
17427 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78232 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 336902390 OPENED OCT 15, 2012Closed
9850 Trophy Oaks Dr., Garden Ridge, TX 78266 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 15, 2012 (fatal): Employee crushed and killed by a backing excavator
At 2:45 p.m. on October 15, 2012, an employee was putting a tarp on his dump truck when an excavator crushed the employee against the dump truck. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs |
Serious | $5,000 | $1,000 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.251(b)(3) · Rigging equipment for material handling |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $2,000 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.600(a)(5) · Equipment |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $2,000 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(2)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction |
Serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 1, 2013 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the San Antonio site logged 36 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 445 workers: 6.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 627 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Zars Pools - San Antonio Home Office San Antonio · 2025 | 445 | 36 | 19 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Keith Zars Pools - Corpus Christi Corpus Christi · 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Keith Zars Pools San Antonio · 2023 | 450 | 39 | 26 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Keith Zars Pools, Ltd. San Antonio · 2018 | 400 | 59 | 26 | 13.8 | 0.1 |
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See plansThe rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)
(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.
29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs
29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training
29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling
29 CFR 1926.600 · Equipment
29 CFR 1926.602 · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
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