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Mark's Machine Co., Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

El Campo, Texas · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

7inspections
33citation items
$10,779current penalties
Oct 11, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Mark's Machine Co., Inc. 7 times in Texas since 1983.

The latest one began on Oct 11, 2017 as a planned inspection, in El Campo.

Those inspections ended with 33 citation items: 22 serious and 11 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,298 and now stand at $10,779, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Slings comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.184.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Mark's Machine Co., Inc. averages $1,979 (1 cited inspection).

Mark's Machine Co., Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342695921 OPENED OCT 11, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jan 31, 2018

1101 N. Blue Creek Road Po Box 1596, El Campo, TX 77437 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$3,298$1,979Jan 19, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Jan 19, 2018Final

Inspection 313636524 OPENED OCT 20, 2009Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2011

1101 N Blue Creek Rd, El Campo, TX 77437 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$700$300Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.38(a) · Emergency action plans
Serious$525$200Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,500$1,700Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$525$200Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(vi) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Serious$0$1,600Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,500$1,650Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$575Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$475Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 20, 2010Closed

Inspection 303684302 OPENED MAY 14, 2001Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 20, 2001

1101 N. Blue Creek Rd, El Campo, TX 77437 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$700$420Jul 10, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$700$420Jul 10, 2001Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$0$0Jul 10, 2001Closed

Inspection 103584942 OPENED AUG 4, 1994Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Nov 9, 1994

1101 N. Blue Creek Rd., El Campo, TX 77437 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(5)(i) · Flammable liquids
Serious$525$315Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$525$315Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$525$315Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$525$315Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(k)(2) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 21, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 21, 1994Closed

Inspection 100657717 OPENED MAY 21, 1987Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 32 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 1987

1101 N. Blue Creek Rd., El Campo, TX 77437 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 10, 1987Closed

Inspection 1647387 OPENED OCT 30, 1985Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 34 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 1986

1101 N Blue Creek Rd, El Campo, TX 77437 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 22, 1985Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 22, 1985Closed

Inspection 16304743 OPENED NOV 16, 1983Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Feb 24, 1984

209 August, El Campo, TX 77437 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)

(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(5)(i)

(5) Fire control—(i) Portable and special equipment. Portable fire extinguishment and control equipment shall be provided in such quantities and types as are needed for the special hazards of operation and storage.

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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.20

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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