ASARCO INC
W PAISANO DRIVE, El Paso, TX 79999
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Inspection records
Dec 19, 1995#123387276Dec 19, 1995FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#123387276$2,2502 viol.2 violations$2,250 in penalties
Inspection #123387276
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 19, 1995
- Contested
- Feb 27, 1997
- Final Order
- Mar 20, 1997
- Closed
- Apr 7, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Yes
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 385
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,500
- Penalties on Record
- $2,250
- Site Address
- 2300 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed when caught in hopper doors
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A03 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 27, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 |
| 01001B | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F04 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 15, 1996 | Feb 27, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 |
Feb 1, 1994#123415952Feb 1, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#123415952$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #123415952
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 17, 1994
- Closed
- Feb 2, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 280
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2300 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 12 | 0 - 0.28 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 12 | 0 - 0.067 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 9 | 0.0047 - 0.26 | mg/m³ |
May 14, 1993#107401440May 14, 1993Monitoring (D) · Partial scope, Health#107401440$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107401440
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 1993
- Closed
- Jun 25, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 385
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2300 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Monitoring Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a monitoring inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic, Inorganic | 6 | 0 - 0.12 | mg/m³ |
| Cadmium | 5 | 0.0041 - 0.046 | mg/m³ |
| Lead, Inorganic (as Pb) | 6 | 0 - 0.53 | mg/m³ |
Nov 18, 1992#107401093Nov 18, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#107401093$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107401093
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 18, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 19, 1992
- Closed
- Mar 12, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 370
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2300 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Sep 28, 1992#107400020Sep 28, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#107400020$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107400020
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 28, 1992
- Closed
- Sep 29, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 376
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2301 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 3, 1992#107402299Aug 3, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#107402299$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107402299
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 3, 1992
- Closed
- Aug 3, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 376
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2301 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 3, 1992#107401234Aug 3, 1992Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#107401234$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #107401234
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 3, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 28, 1992
- Closed
- Sep 28, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 370
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2301 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Jun 16, 1992#110407863Jun 16, 1992Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#110407863$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #110407863
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 16, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 1992
- Closed
- Jul 27, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 480
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2301 W. Paisano Dr., El Paso, TX 79922
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Nov 29, 1983#16927618Nov 29, 1983Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#16927618$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16927618
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 29, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Jan 5, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 940
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2301 W Paisand Dr, El Paso, TX 79999
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Dec 11, 1980#18786046Dec 11, 1980Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Health#18786046$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #18786046
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Sep 30, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- , El Paso, TX 00000
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
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.
15 inspections, 1977 to 1995. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Chemical exposure sampling
Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.