Since 1980, OSHA inspectors have visited Piling, Inc. in Texas 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 30, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Freeport.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $12,471; today they stand at $9,354, 25% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Piling, Inc. averages $9,354 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 341590644 OPENED JUN 30, 2016Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2017
2301 North Brazosport Blvd., Freeport, TX 77541 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 27, 2016 (fatal): Employee is struck by track hoe bucket and is killed.
At 4:00 p.m. on June 27, 2016, an employee was directing traffic of a track hoe and forklift. While standing behind a seven foot tall stack of crane mats, the employee was struck by the track hoe bucket in the head and back. The employee died from the injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $12,471 | $9,354 | Dec 7, 2016 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jun 27, 2016, Freeport: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · head and trunk
An employee was helping a backhoe operator rig crane mats when he possibly became caught between the backhoe and the crane mats that he was spotting. He was found unresponsive with head and back injuries, requiring hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
