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Rex Mechanical, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

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

5inspections
7citation items
$19,366current penalties
Apr 22, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Rex Mechanical, Inc. 5 times in Texas since 1992.

The latest one began on Apr 22, 2026 as part of a related case, in Portland; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 7 citation items: 7 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,366 and still stand at $19,366.

Gas welding and cutting comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1926.350.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Rex Mechanical, Inc. averages $9,496 (2 cited inspections).

Rex Mechanical, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348899212 OPENED APR 22, 2026Open

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Open

4601 Wildcat Dr., Portland, TX 78374 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection so far.

Inspection 348113531 OPENED MAR 18, 2025Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Sep 25, 2025

100 S. Station St, Port Aransas, TX 78373 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2) · Construction safety training
Serious$4,965$4,965Sep 5, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1926.251(d)(1) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Serious$4,965$4,965Sep 5, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1926.251(d)(4)(ii) · Rigging equipment for material handling
Serious$4,965$4,965Sep 5, 2025Final

Inspection 345093215 OPENED DEC 17, 2020Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2025

4200 Wildcat Dr, Portland, TX 78374 · Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(1) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$4,096$4,096Jun 4, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(7) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$0$0Jun 4, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(9) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$0$0Jun 4, 2021Final

Inspection 304569106 OPENED NOV 7, 2001Closed

Unprogrammed other · Complete · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed Feb 1, 2002

12900 Alameda Genoa, Houston, TX 77034 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.350(a)(10) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$375$375Dec 5, 2001Closed

Inspection 107485625 OPENED APR 1, 1992Closed

Unprogrammed related · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 7, 1992

1322 Main St, Needville, TX 77461 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1926.21 · Construction safety training

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)

(2) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.

29 CFR 1926.251 · Rigging equipment for material handling

29 CFR 1926.251(d)(1)

(d) Natural rope, and synthetic fiber. (1) Employers must not use natural- and synthetic-fiber rope slings with loads in excess of the rated capacities (i.e., working load limits) indicated on the sling by permanently affixed and legible identification markings prescribed by the manufacturer.

29 CFR 1926.251(d)(4)(ii)

(ii) In synthetic fiber rope, eye splices shall consist of at least four full tucks, and short splices shall consist of at least eight full tucks, four on each side of the center line.

29 CFR 1926.350 · Gas welding and cutting

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