Inspection #306572728

Name: OSHA Inspection #306572728: NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY at 6307 Toledo St, Houston, TX 77008 on Jan 25, 2005. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on Jan 19, 2007.

OSHA documented 38 violations (32 serious, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $77,750. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 306572728
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Jan 25, 2005
Closed: Jan 19, 2007
Contested: Jul 28, 2005
Final Order: Jan 31, 2006
Total Violations: 38
Penalties on Record: $77,750
Initial Penalties: $127,000
Related Activity: 1 referral

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.

Establishment

Name: NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY
Address: 6307 Toledo St, Houston, TX 77008
Industry: 331210 Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#308592948	Jun 26, 2006	Follow-Up (F)	No violations
#308590074	Jan 24, 2006	Accident (A)	2 violations	$9,500
#306572694	Jan 19, 2005	Complaint (B)	21 violations	$21,000

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed Jan 19, 2007.

Citations on Record

32 serious, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$127,000

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$77,750

Latest published amounts after changes in the enforcement process.

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 28, 2005. Final orders are recorded through Jan 31, 2006. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

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	$2,500	$2,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01003	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jul 28, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01007	1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Jul 28, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01008	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jul 26, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01009	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 I	Other	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01011	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G01 IV	Serious	$2,000	$1,500	Aug 5, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01012	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 G01 V	Serious	$3,500	$2,500	Aug 5, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01013A	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J02 III	Other	$2,500	$1,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01013B	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 M01	Other	$0	$1,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01015	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L01	Serious	$7,000	$5,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01017	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 N01	Serious	$7,000	$5,000	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01018A	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E01	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 31, 2006
01018B	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 E03 I	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 31, 2006
01018C	1910.184 Slings OSHA citation code: 19100184 I09 III	Serious	$2,500	$0	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01021	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$7,000	$5,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01022	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II	Serious	$7,000	$5,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01023	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 B	Other	$2,500	$2,000	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01024	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 E01 I	Other	$2,500	$2,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01027	1910.243 Guarding of Portable Powered Tools OSHA citation code: 19100243 C03	Serious	$2,500	$2,000	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01030	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Jul 26, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01031	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F04	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 31, 2006
01032	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 A02 IIIG	Serious	$2,000	$1,250	Jul 26, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01035	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 D	Serious	$2,500	$1,750	Jul 26, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01036	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01037	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 IIIA	Serious	$1,500	$1,500	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01038	1910.334 Electrical - Use of Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100334 A02 II	Serious	$5,000	$3,000	Aug 5, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01039A	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$7,000	$7,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01039B	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01	Serious	$5,000	$0	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01039C	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I	Serious	$5,000	$0	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 19, 2006
01040A	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 J03	Serious	$7,000	$7,000	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01040B	1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 L03 I	Serious	$5,000	$0	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01041A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C02 I	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Jul 28, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01041B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 C04 I	Serious	$2,000	$0	Aug 5, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01042A	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01	Serious	$2,500	$2,500	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01042B	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B02	Serious	$1,500	$0	Jul 26, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01043A	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B01	Serious	$2,500	$1,250	Aug 20, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
01043B	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 B02	Serious	$2,500	$0	Aug 5, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006
02002	1910.217 Mechanical Power Presses OSHA citation code: 19100217 B07 III	Other	$0	$0	Jul 21, 2005	Jul 28, 2005	Jan 18, 2006

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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