AMES MACHINE WORKS INC
1298 RAILROAD, Beaumont, TX 77701
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Inspection records
Jul 5, 1979#16764995Jul 5, 1979Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16764995$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16764995
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 5, 1979
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 5, 1979
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1298 Railroad, Beaumont, TX 77701
- 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.
Nov 20, 1978#16764540Nov 20, 1978Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#16764540$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #16764540
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 20, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 20, 1978
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1298 Railroad, Beaumont, TX 77701
- 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.
Oct 10, 1978#16764466Oct 10, 1978Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#16764466$54010 viol.10 violations$540 in penalties
Inspection #16764466
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 10, 1978
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 1978
- Contested
- Jan 15, 1979
- Closed
- Jul 13, 1979
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $540
- Penalties on Record
- $540
- Site Address
- 1298 Railroad, Beaumont, TX 77701
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B06 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $240 | Nov 2, 1978 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03 | Serious | 1 | - | $240 | $240 | Nov 2, 1978 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 IV | Repeat | 1 | - | $60 | $60 | Oct 21, 1978 | - | - |
| 03001 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 B05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 23, 1978 | - | - |
| 03002 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 III | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1978 | - | - |
| 03003 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 030004 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 2, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 | - |
| 03004 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 011012 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 2, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 | - |
| 03005 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 030012 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 | - |
| 03006 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 037022 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Nov 2, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 | - |
| 03007 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 B 061013 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Oct 21, 1978 | Jan 15, 1979 | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties5 citations, $3,000 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 5 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03003 | - | Nov 2, 1978 | $600 | - | - |
| 03004 | - | Nov 2, 1978 | $600 | - | - |
| 03005 | - | Oct 21, 1978 | $600 | - | - |
| 03006 | - | Nov 2, 1978 | $600 | - | - |
| 03007 | - | Oct 21, 1978 | $600 | - | - |
Jan 12, 1976#16759300Jan 12, 1976Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#16759300$12510 viol.10 violations$125 in penalties
Inspection #16759300
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 1976
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 1976
- Closed
- Oct 13, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 10
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $125
- Penalties on Record
- $125
- Site Address
- 1298 Railroad Ave, Beaumont, TX 77704
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01 | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 B | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 IV | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 VI | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04 | Other | 2 | - | $25 | $25 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IID | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.252 Welding, Cutting, and Brazing - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100252 A02 IVC | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Other | 1 | - | $25 | $25 | Jan 29, 1976 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011022 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 23, 1976 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
4 inspections, 1976 to 1979. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.