Inspection #106618861
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of FOUNDATION STEEL & WIRE COMPANY at 350 W. 26th St., Houston, TX 77008 on Jun 27, 1989. The inspection scope was complete. The case was closed on Oct 6, 1989.
OSHA documented 51 violations (39 serious, 12 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $6,210.
This employer has 4 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 106618861
- Type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete
- Opened
- Jun 27, 1989
- Closed
- Oct 6, 1989
- Total Violations
- 51
- Penalties on Record
- $6,210
- Initial Penalties
- $8,280
Establishment
- Address
- 350 W. 26th St., Houston, TX 77008
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Other Inspections of This Employer4 on record
| Inspection | Opened | Type | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #110322617 | May 24, 1990 | Complaint (B) | 1 violation | $50 |
| #110315918 | May 15, 1990 | Complaint (B) | 2 violations | $490 |
| #106615073 | Oct 3, 1989 | Follow-Up (F) | No violations | |
| #16859779 | Aug 8, 1983 | Planned (H) | No violations |
Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).
Enforcement Outcome
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page.
Inspection closed Oct 6, 1989.
39 serious, 12 other-than-serious.
Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.
Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.
Violations
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
| Citation | Standard | Type | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 I | Serious | $160 | $120 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 II | Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G01 III | Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01001D | 1910.20 Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records OSHA citation code: 19100020 G02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.145 Specifications for Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19100145 F05 | Serious | $400 | $300 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003A | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003B | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004A | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004B | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q07 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005A | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 22, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005B | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E02 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005C | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E02 II | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005D | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E03 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005E | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01005F | 1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E07 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $400 | $300 | Aug 23, 1989 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A05 | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A01 | Serious | $160 | $120 | Aug 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09 | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01012A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $400 | $300 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01012B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01013 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E05 I | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 23, 1989 | - | - |
| 01014 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 01015 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02 | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01016 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 A | Serious | $400 | $300 | Aug 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 01017 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 01018 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Serious | $160 | $120 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 01019 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 C | Serious | $160 | $120 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01020 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | $1,000 | $750 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01021 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01 | Serious | $400 | $300 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01022 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IIIG | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01023 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 II | Serious | $240 | $180 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 01024 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 J07 | Serious | $320 | $240 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 01025 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | $160 | $120 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01026 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | $160 | $120 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 01027 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | $160 | $120 | Sep 8, 1989 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | $80 | $60 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A | Other | $80 | $60 | Aug 23, 1989 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1904.5 Determination of Work-Relatedness OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | $80 | $60 | Aug 23, 1989 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 1989 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.25 Stairways OSHA citation code: 19100025 D01 X | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.141 Sanitation OSHA citation code: 19100141 A03 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1989 | - | - |
| 02007 | 1910.177 Servicing Multi-Piece and Single Piece Rim Wheels OSHA citation code: 19100177 C01 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 02008 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 Q05 | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 28, 1989 | - | - |
| 02009 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 02010 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02 | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 1989 | - | - |
| 02011 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 11, 1989 | - | - |
| 02012 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III | Other | $0 | $0 | Aug 15, 1989 | - | - |
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
Data Source and Methodology
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