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Tex Source, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Kings Mountain, North Carolina · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423830

2inspections
17citation items
$1,200current penalties
Jun 21, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tex Source, Inc 2 times in North Carolina since 2007.

The latest one began on Jun 21, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Kings Mountain.

Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 5 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $1,200 and still stand at $1,200.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Tex Source, Inc averages $750 (1 cited inspection).

Tex Source, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2007 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342421880 OPENED JUN 21, 2017Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 19 employees at the site · Closed Sep 5, 2017

714 Cleveland Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$750$750Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 2017Final

Inspection 310667068 OPENED JAN 9, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 15 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2007

714 North Cleveland Ave, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$125$125Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs
Serious$125$125Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$100$100Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$100$100Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.38(b) · Emergency action plans
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iie) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 9, 2007Closed

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(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 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.38 · Emergency action plans

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