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Pumptex Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Blanco, Texas · Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) · NAICS 424720

1inspections
3citation items
$7,900current penalties
Feb 16, 2023last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Pumptex Inc. in Texas one time.

It opened on Feb 16, 2023 on a referral, in Blanco.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $19,751; today they stand at $7,900, 60% less.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Pumptex Inc. averages $7,900 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Pumptex Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346510480 OPENED FEB 16, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Sep 28, 2023

111 Blanco Ave, Blanco, TX 78606 · Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$7,813$3,125Aug 10, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(b) · Permit-required confined spaces
 Serious$10,938$4,375Aug 10, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$1,000$400Aug 10, 2023Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Feb 10, 2023, Blanco: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

While working at a fueling station, an employee was inside an underground sump hole with safety cones blocking off the area. He stood up in preparation to get out of the hole when a truck drove over the hole. The wheel of the vehicle was stuck in the hole and trapped the employee against the inside of the hole, putting pressure on the employee's upper torso.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(5)(ii)(b)

(B) When entrance covers are removed, the opening shall be promptly guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that will prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that will protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space.

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