Inspection 345364251 OPENED JUN 15, 2021Closed
5900 State Hwy225, Deer Park, TX 77536 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Matrix Service, Inc. has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2000.
OSHA's last visit started on Jun 15, 2021 to follow up on an earlier case, in Deer Park.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $19,194 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,846, down 49%.
For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,080. Matrix Service, Inc. averages $8,096 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Texas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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2 of them in the same industry
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Watch this company5900 State Hwy225, Deer Park, TX 77536 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
5900 Hwy 225, Deer Park, TX 77536 · Petroleum Refineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 12, 2019: Employee is burned while removing valve bolts
At 11:15 a.m. on October 17, 2019, an employee was removing the bolts from a control motor operator valve in the coker unit of an oil refinery when there was a steam release. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns on his back.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.119(h)(3)(i) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $13,494 | $8,096 | Apr 9, 2020 | Final |
1200 N Broadway, La Porte, TX 77571 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 22, 2019: Employee falls while working on sub-roof assembly and fractu
At 4:00 a.m. on March 22, 2019, an employee worked on a sub-roof assembly to break loose weld tacks with a pry bar. While attempting to push down on the pry bar to break a tack weld, the employee lost his balance and fell approximately thirteen feet. The employee was taken to a local hospital to treat fractures in both legs and left wrist.
No citations from this inspection.
201 Formosa Drive, Point Comfort, TX 77978 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
13551 Montana Ave., El Paso, TX 79938 · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
1920 Highway 194, Plainview, TX 79072 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Tenaska-gateway Project, Hwy 315 & Cr 3122, Mt. Enterprise, TX 75681 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.550(a)(9) · [Reserved] |
Serious | $2,100 | $700 | Jan 8, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i) · Earthmovers and forklifts in construction |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,050 | Jan 8, 2001 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii) · Stairways in construction |
Other-than-serious | $1,500 | $0 | Jan 8, 2001 | Closed |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Aug 12, 2024, La Porte: Hospitalization · fractures and soft tissue injuries · ankle(s)
An employee was sitting on a stack of crane mats approximately 4 feet high when the mats fell over. As the employee attempted to get away from the falling mats, one of the mats struck their right ankle, fracturing and dislocating it. The employee was hospitalized.
Oct 12, 2019, Deer Park: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · pelvic region, unspecified
An employee was removing bolts from a steam line when an adjacent steam line burped, releasing steam that burned his lower rear section.
Mar 22, 2019, La Porte: Hospitalization · fractures · upper and lower limb(s)
An employee was working on a sub-roof assembly approximately 13 feet high. The employee was pushing down on a pry bar and lost balance, falling 13 feet to the ground. The employee fractured both legs and the left wrist.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(1)(ii)
(ii) One stairrail system along each unprotected side or edge.
29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(i)
(9) Audible alarms. (i) All bidirectional machines, such as rollers, compacters, front-end loaders, bulldozers, and similar equipment, shall be equipped with a horn, distinguishable from the surrounding noise level, which shall be operated as needed when the machine is moving in either direction. The horn shall be maintained in an operative condition.
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