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ESCO MARINE INC

16200 JOE GARZA SR RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78521 · NAICS 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Inspections

Nov 1999 to Oct 2016 · 40 safety, 26 health

Violations

177

across 66 inspections

Penalties on record

$223,253

latest amounts in DOL records

By classification

Serious 145Willful 0Repeat 8Other 24

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Inspection records

OpenedInspectionViolationsPenalty

Feb 14, 2006#309780831Feb 14, 2006Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#309780831$22,8007 viol.7$22,800Details

Dates

Opened: Feb 14, 2006
Closing Conference Date: Feb 17, 2006
Contested: Aug 8, 2006
Final Order: Feb 8, 2007
Closed: Jun 11, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 205

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 7
Violation Types: 4 serious, 3 repeat
Initial Penalties: $22,800
Penalties on Record: $22,800

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

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 (7 of 7 shown)

Citation	Standard	Type	Instances	Exposed	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)	Serious	1	6	$2,000	$2,000	Jul 24, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
01002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A02	Serious	1	6	$1,600	$1,600	Jul 20, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
01005A	1910.180 Crawler Locomotive and Truck Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100180 D04	Serious	1	1	$2,000	$2,000	Jul 24, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
01006	1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02 III	Serious	1	2	$2,000	$2,000	Jul 24, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
02001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A01	Repeat	3	4	$3,200	$3,200	Jul 20, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
02002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Repeat	1	4	$8,000	$8,000	Jul 20, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007
02003	1915.111 Inspection OSHA citation code: 19150111 A	Repeat	1	4	$4,000	$4,000	Jul 20, 2006	Aug 8, 2006	Feb 8, 2007

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Apr 20, 2005#308530906Apr 20, 2005Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#308530906$1,5402 viol.2$1,540Details

Dates

Opened: Apr 20, 2005
Closing Conference Date: May 10, 2005
Closed: Aug 29, 2005

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 198

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 2
Violation Types: 2 serious
Initial Penalties: $2,200
Penalties on Record: $1,540

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	7	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	7	0	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	7	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	7	0	mg/m³	-
Copper Fume (as Cu)	7	0.022816 - 0.0929381	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	7	2.015136 - 8.8679152	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	7	0.0180518 - 0.105222	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	7	0.011216 - 0.063003	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	7	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	7	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	7	0 - 0.018818	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	7	0	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)

Citation	Standard	Type	Instances	Exposed	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Serious	1	2	$1,100	$770	May 31, 2005	-	-
01002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	3	2	$1,100	$770	May 31, 2005	-	-

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Apr 8, 2005#308530740Apr 8, 2005FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#308530740$1,9808 viol.8$1,980Details

Dates

Opened: Apr 8, 2005
Closing Conference Date: May 3, 2005
Closed: Aug 29, 2005

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 198
Related Activity: 1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 8
Violation Types: 4 serious, 4 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties: $3,300
Penalties on Record: $1,980

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

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.

FatalityApr 8, 2005

Employee is killed when struck by steel

Injury: OtherBody part: MultipleSource: Metal ProductsEvent: Struck By

Violations

Violation list (8 of 8 shown)

Citation	Standard	Type	Instances	Exposed	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D06 III	Serious	1	6	$825	$495	Jun 16, 2005	-	-
01002	1915.74 Access to Vessels OSHA citation code: 19150074 A01	Serious	1	2	$825	$495	Jun 14, 2005	-	-
01003	1915.91 Accident Prevention Signs and Tags OSHA citation code: 19150091 A	Serious	1	1	$825	$495	Jun 14, 2005	-	-
01004	1915.115 Hoisting and Hauling Equipment OSHA citation code: 19150115 B	Serious	1	1	$825	$495	Jun 13, 2005	-	-
02001	1915.52 Fire Prevention (Removed) OSHA citation code: 19150052 C	Other	1	5	$0	$0	Jun 14, 2005	-	-
02002	1915.133 Hand tools OSHA citation code: 19150133 A	Other	2	4	$0	$0	Jun 13, 2005	-	-
02003	1915.152 General Requirements (PPE) OSHA citation code: 19150152 B04	Other	1	1	$0	$0	Jun 22, 2005	-	-
02004	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06	Other	1	1	$0	$0	Jun 13, 2005	-	-

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Dec 7, 2004#308310523Dec 7, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#308310523$7,09517 viol.17$7,095Details

Dates

Opened: Dec 7, 2004
Closing Conference Date: Dec 7, 2004
Closed: Jun 22, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 145
Related Activity: 1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 17
Violation Types: 15 serious, 2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties: $18,026
Penalties on Record: $7,095

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Violations

Violation list (8 of 17 shown)

Citation	Standard	Type	Instances	Exposed	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01002	1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05	Serious	1	2	$825	$495	Apr 20, 2005	-	-
01003	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02	Serious	1	2	$1,375	$825	Apr 19, 2005	-	-
01004	1910.254 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100254 B04 IV	Serious	1	2	$1,375	$425	Apr 21, 2005	-	-
01005	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 B01	Serious	1	4	$1,375	$825	Apr 21, 2005	-	-
01006	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 E	Other	1	2	$701	$0	Dec 7, 2004	-	-
01007	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 F	Serious	1	2	$825	$495	Apr 20, 2005	-	-
01008	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 II	Other	1	2	$1,100	$0	Apr 21, 2005	-	-
01009	1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 A02	Serious	1	2	$825	$495	Apr 18, 2005	-	-

Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 17 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

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Dec 7, 2004#308310515Dec 7, 2004Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#308310515$12,00035 viol.35$12,000Details

Dates

Opened: Dec 7, 2004
Closing Conference Date: Feb 3, 2005
Contested: May 6, 2005
Final Order: Jul 29, 2005
Closed: Apr 10, 2009

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 145
Related Activity: 1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 35
Violation Types: 34 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties: $28,475
Penalties on Record: $12,000

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Antimony and Compounds (as Sb)	10	0	mg/m³	0.5 mg/m³
Asbestos (all forms)	3	0 - 1	f/cc	-
Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds (as Be)	10	0	mg/m³	-
Cadmium	10	0	mg/m³	5 µg/m³ [2.5 µg/m³ Action Level]
Chromium, Metal and Insoluble Salts	10	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Cobalt, Metal, Dust and Fume (as Co)	10	0	mg/m³	-
Copper Fume (as Cu)	10	0.0150077 - 0.1464166	mg/m³	0.1 mg/m³ (fume)
Iron Oxide Fume	10	1.478153 - 12.6976242	mg/m³	10 mg/m³
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	10	0 - 0.4573313	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]
Manganese Fume (as Mn)	10	0.0079205 - 0.0729047	mg/m³	-
Molybdenum (as Mo), Insoluble Compounds (Total Dust)	10	0	mg/m³	15 mg/m³ (total dust)
Nickel, Metal and Insoluble compounds (as Ni)	10	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³
Vanadium fume (as V2O5)	10	0	mg/m³	-
Zinc Oxide Fume	10	0 - 1.7343892	mg/m³	5 mg/m³

Violations

Violation list (8 of 35 shown)

Citation	Standard	Type	Instances	Exposed	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A01	Serious	2	10	$1,100	$300	Apr 19, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 A08	Serious	2	10	$1,100	$300	Apr 19, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01003	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Serious	1	10	$1,100	$400	Apr 19, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01004	1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M03	Serious	1	2	$825	$275	May 2, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01005	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D01 II	Serious	5	6	$1,375	$1,025	May 9, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01006A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 V	Serious	1	6	$1,375	$350	May 9, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01006B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VI	Serious	1	6	$0	$0	Apr 25, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005
01006C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 VII	Serious	1	6	$0	$0	Apr 25, 2005	May 6, 2005	Jul 29, 2005

Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 35 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

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Nov 12, 1999#302103023Nov 12, 1999Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#302103023$00 viol.0$0Details

Dates

Opened: Nov 12, 1999
Closing Conference Date: Nov 17, 1999
Closed: Feb 24, 2000

Inspection

Advance Notice: No
Owner Type: Private
Union Status: No
Number of Employees: 3
Related Activity: 1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations: 0
Initial Penalties: $0
Penalties on Record: $0

Site Address: 16200 Joe Garza Sr Rd, Brownsville, TX 78521
Industry: 488390 Other Support Activities for Water Transportation

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.

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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.

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Penalty on record

$5,324

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$2,200

$18,900

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Standards cited

StandardCitationsPenalties

1910.1025Lead30 citations · $32,18530$32,185

1910.23Ladders14 citations · $24,99014$24,990

1910.305Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment14 citations · $13,57414$13,574

1915.1001Asbestos (Shipyard Employment)14 citations · $4,07514$4,075

1910.303Electrical - General Requirements8 citations · $3,7428$3,742

Chemical exposure sampling

SamplesAir monitoring samples

717

SubstancesSubstances tested

InspectionsInspections sampled

Sample results are listed in the record of each inspection that collected them.

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection

This employer2.7

Industry average2.0

Penalties per inspection

This employer$3,383

Industry average$2,103

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ESCO MARINE INC

Inspection records

Inspection #309780831

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Violations

Inspection #308530906

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Chemical Exposure Sampling13 substances sampled

Violations

Inspection #308530740

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Incident Investigation Summaries

Violations

Inspection #308310523

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Violations

Inspection #308310515

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Chemical Exposure Sampling14 substances sampled

Violations

Inspection #302103023

Dates

Inspection

Violations and Penalties

Understanding These Penalties

Standards cited

Chemical exposure sampling

Industry comparison

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