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Wit Development and Contracting, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Port Neches, Texas · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
2citation items
$9,050current penalties
Sep 12, 2024last inspection

Wit Development and Contracting, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Sep 12, 2024 on a referral, in Port Neches.

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

OSHA proposed $15,085 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $9,050, down 40%.

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Wit Development and Contracting, Inc. averages $9,050 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Wit Development and Contracting, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347752446 OPENED SEP 12, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 13, 2024

1615 Main St Lion Elastomers Port Neches, Port Neches, TX 77651 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.242(a) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$8,228$4,936Oct 9, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$6,857$4,114Oct 9, 2024Final

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.

Jul 31, 2024, Port Neches: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · lower leg(s)

An employee was hydro blasting. As he was repositioning himself, his right calf was lacerated by the pressurized water blast.

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 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.242(a)

(a) General requirements. Each employer shall be responsible for the safe condition of tools and equipment used by employees, including tools and equipment which may be furnished by employees.

Other commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance employers in Texas

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