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Ramirez Welding, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Kingsville, Texas · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · NAICS 238190

1inspections
4citation items
$6,965current penalties
Sep 10, 2018last inspection

Ramirez Welding, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Sep 10, 2018 on a referral, in Kingsville.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $11,608 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $6,965, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.252, welding fire safety (2 items).

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,079. Ramirez Welding, Inc. averages $6,965 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Ramirez Welding, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343454161 OPENED SEP 10, 2018Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2019

27?34'43.2"n 97?55'09.4"w, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 5, 2018: Three employees receive burn injuries when storage tank expl

At 1:15 p.m. on September 5, 2018, three employees prepared to open the hatch of a storage tank. When a pneumatic tool was unable to remove the bolts to the hatch, the employees used a hand grinder to cut the bolts. At some point, the sparks made from the cutting action of the grinder ignited the fumes/vapors in the tank and the tank exploded. All three employees were taken to the hospital for treatment for unspecified burn injuries with two employees hospitalized for further treatment and one treated and released.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$5,304$3,182Feb 21, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(ii) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$0$0Feb 21, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$5,304$3,182Feb 21, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$1,000$600Feb 21, 2019Final

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.

Sep 5, 2018, Kingsville: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · nonclassifiable

Three employees were cutting bolts off a man way using a grinder. Sparks from the grinder caused a flash fire and the employees were burned. Two employees were hospitalized. The third employee was treated and released.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

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 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(3)(i)

(3) Welding or cutting containers—(i) Used containers. No welding, cutting, or other hot work shall be performed on used drums, barrels, tanks or other containers until they have been cleaned so thoroughly as to make absolutely certain that there are no flammable materials present or any substances such as greases, tars, acids, or other materials which when subjected to heat, might produce flammable or toxic vapors. Any pipe lines or connections to the drum or vessel shall be disconnected or blanked.

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