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Mesa Mechanical: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · NAICS 238220

8inspections
10citation items
$10,306current penalties
Aug 19, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Mesa Mechanical 8 times in Texas since 1989.

The latest one began on Aug 19, 2025 after a complaint, in Houston; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 5 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,826 and now stand at $10,306, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

Job-site wiring comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1926.405.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and Mesa Mechanical averages $8,276 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Mesa Mechanical also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Mesa Mechanical: OSHA citation items per year, 1989 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348449760 OPENED AUG 19, 2025Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 83 employees at the site · Open

16923 Beaumont Hwy,, Houston, TX 77049 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$8,276$8,276Feb 13, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 13, 2026Final

Inspection 343972758 OPENED APR 26, 2019Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Oct 2, 2019

16503 Ramsey Road, Crosby, TX 77532 · Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Apr 2, 2019 (fatal): One employee is killed and two others are injured in explosi

At approximately 10:40 a.m. on April 2, 2019, the housing of a three-inch Y-strainer of an isobutylene line that fed into reactor K8 ruptured and isobutylene was released, forming a vapor cloud. Three employees responded to mitigate the isobutylene vapor in the reactor area. As Employee #1 was at an old control room area and Employee #2 was approaching a tank farm area away from reactors K8 and K9, Employee #3 activated the fire water monitor located next to the hot oil area on the West side of the main control room. Shortly after 10:50 a.m., the isobutylene vapor cloud ignited, causing an explosion. Fire spread to a dry storage area. Employee #1 suffered injuries that affected his upper extremity and brachial artery on his right side, killing him. Employees #2 and #3 sustained thermal burns, which they were hospitalized and received treatment. received treatment.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 312321250 OPENED JUL 7, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2008

7111 Five Forks Dr, Spring, TX 77379 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(1) · Job-site wiring
Serious$900$540Jul 15, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.405(b)(2) · Job-site wiring
Serious$900$540Jul 15, 2008Closed

Inspection 308313790 OPENED JAN 20, 2005Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Health · 7 employees at the site · Closed Apr 13, 2005

614 Hwy 87, Crystal Beach, TX 77650 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction
Serious$2,500$600Mar 16, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.701(b) · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements
Serious$0$0Mar 16, 2005Closed

Inspection 123276867 OPENED AUG 2, 2001Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 57 employees at the site · Closed Aug 2, 2001

561 W.medical Center Blvd., Webster, TX 77598 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 107488041 OPENED AUG 7, 1996Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Sep 10, 1996

11935 Bellfort Village Dr, Houston, TX 77099 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) · Construction safety programs
Other-than-serious$750$350Aug 22, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6) · Ground-fault protection on job sites
Other-than-serious$750$0Aug 22, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.405(g)(2)(iii) · Job-site wiring
Other-than-serious$750$0Aug 22, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 22, 1996Closed

Inspection 100584465 OPENED APR 18, 1989Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 1989

201 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78405 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 106857337 OPENED JAN 12, 1989Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 1989

12835 Jess Pirtle Blvd, Sugarland, TX 77478 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Houston site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 108 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Mesa Mechanical, Inc.
Houston · 2022
108 505.21.8
Mesa Mechanical
Houston · 2021
201 302.11.8

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 1910.1200 · 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 1910.132(f)(1)

(f) Training. (1) The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following:

29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs

29 CFR 1926.404 · Ground-fault protection on job sites

29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring

29 CFR 1926.501 · Fall protection in construction

29 CFR 1926.701 · Concrete and Masonry Construction: general requirements

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.