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Royal Construction LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Rankin, Texas · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · NAICS 213112

1inspections
2citation items
$5,181current penalties
Jun 2, 2021last inspection

Royal Construction LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Jun 2, 2021 on a referral, in Rankin.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,181 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all mining and oil and gas employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,880. Royal Construction LLC averages $5,181 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Royal Construction LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345343511 OPENED JUN 2, 2021Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Feb 17, 2022

Jam Station Tank Battery 31.506724562408806, -102.14306095097739, Rankin, TX 79778 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 22, 2021: Employee washing tank sustains multiple burns during explosi

At 12:15 a.m. on May 22, 2021, an employee was working as a laborer for a company that provides support services to oil and gas operations. The employee was working on a crew that was tasked with pressure washing only the exterior of two tanks. The employee had finished power washing the exterior of one of the tanks. The crew put down their equipment and broke for lunch. As the employee was walking towards the truck dragging the water hose, he walked by the tank battery. At that point, a fire occurred and ignited the tank causing an explosion. The employee was hospitalized to treat 2nd and 3rd degree burns to 45% of his body including his back, head, upper legs, shoulders, upper arms and neck.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(b)(6) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$4,681$4,681Sep 2, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$500$500Sep 2, 2021Final

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.

May 22, 2021, Rankin: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple back regions

A crew had put their tools down after pressure-washing the outsides of two oil tanks. As they walked away, one of the tanks exploded. One of the employees suffered second- and third-degree burns on the back, from the waist up.

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 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

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