Ricochet Pipe, LLC.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Liberty TX

Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Ricochet Pipe, LLC. in Texas 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jun 24, 2015 after a complaint, in Liberty.

In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $9,200; today they stand at $5,520, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 3 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,408 penalty. Ricochet Pipe, LLC. averages $5,520 across 1 cited inspection.

Ricochet Pipe, LLC. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Ricochet Pipe, LLC.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340733021 OPENED JUN 24, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jan 29, 2016

1000 Fm 3361, Liberty, TX 77575 · All Other Pipeline Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding	Serious	$2,000	$1,200	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels	Serious	$2,000	$1,200	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting	Serious	$2,000	$1,200	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$1,600	$960	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$0	$0	Oct 13, 2015	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$1,600	$960	Oct 13, 2015	Final

Inspection 340676840 OPENED JUN 3, 2015Closed

Complaint · No inspection · Health · Closed Jun 3, 2015

1100 Fm 3361, Liberty, TX 77575 · All Other Pipeline Transportation · 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 2025, the Liberty site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 12 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
Ricochet Pipe Liberty · 2025	12	0	0	0.0	3.0

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

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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.

Ricochet Pipe, LLC.: OSHA inspections and violations