Inspection #16707481
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a planned inspection of BMC INC at Shrimp Turning Basin, Brownsville, TX 78521 on Dec 10, 1979. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Feb 17, 1981.
OSHA documented 19 violations (12 serious, 7 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $550.
Inspection Details
- Inspection Number
- 16707481
- Type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial
- Opened
- Dec 10, 1979
- Closed
- Feb 17, 1981
- Contested
- Jan 15, 1980
- Total Violations
- 19
- Penalties on Record
- $550
- Initial Penalties
- $1,650
Establishment
- Name
- BMC INC
- Address
- Shrimp Turning Basin, Brownsville, TX 78521
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 Feb 17, 1981.
12 serious, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | $200 | $67 | Jan 18, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | $150 | $50 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | $200 | $67 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01004A | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H03 | Serious | $200 | $67 | Jan 18, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01004B | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H02 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | - | - |
| 01004C | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 H04 | Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01005 | 1910.213 Woodworking Machinery Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100213 L02 | Serious | $200 | $67 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01006A | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01 | Serious | $200 | $66 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01006B | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01006C | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E03 I | Serious | $0 | $0 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01007 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C01 | Serious | $150 | $50 | Feb 11, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 01008 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Serious | $300 | $99 | Jan 28, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 02001 | 1904.7 General Recording Criteria for Cases | Other | $50 | $17 | Jan 22, 1980 | Jan 15, 1980 | - |
| 02002A | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1980 | - | - |
| 02002B | 1910.107 Spray Finishing Using Flammable and Combustible Materials OSHA citation code: 19100107 B05 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Feb 18, 1980 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 D03 I | Other | $0 | $0 | Jan 28, 1980 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Other | $0 | $0 | Jan 18, 1980 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011022 | Other | $0 | $0 | Jan 22, 1980 | - | - |
| 02006 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040004 | Other | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 1980 | - | - |
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.
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