LA PORTE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: A & L SANDBLASTING & PAINTING
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of A & L SANDBLASTING & PAINTING in 1728 N.HWY.146, LA PORTE, TX 77571 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116261686.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- A & L SANDBLASTING & PAINTING
- Site address
- 1728 N.HWY.146
- City
- LA PORTE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77571
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1799
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
17 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $562 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from the hazards of developing undetected cases of silicosis from being exposed to unknown concentrations of crystalline silica. a) In the yard where a sand blaster/painter was exposed to silica, containing 6.5 crystalline quartz, at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 3.44 mg/m3. The acceptable Permissible Exposure Limit for silica with 6.5crystalline quartz is 1.17 m,g/m3. Sampling was conducted during a normal work shift on 08/03/98 for a period of 120 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 360 minutes. b) In the yard, where a sand blaster/painter was exposed to silica containing 11crystalline quartz at an 8-hour time-weighted average of 2.56 mg/m3. The acceptable Permissible Exposure Limit for silica with 11crystalline quartz is 0.76 mg/m3. Sampling was conducted during a normal work shift on 08/03/98 for a period of 115 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 365 minutes. Feasible methods of abatement may include, but are not limited to: 1. Medical surveillance, including: a. A baseline examination which includes a medical and occupational history to elicit data on signs and symptoms of respiratory disease prior to exposure to crystalline silica. The medical examination emphasizing the respiratory system should be repeated every five years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years of exposure. The medical examination should be repeated more frequently if respiratory symptoms develop or upon the recommendation of the examining physician. b. A baseline chest x-ray should be obtained prior to employment with a follow-up every five years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years of exposure. A chest x-ray may be required more frequently if determined by the examining physician. c. Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT): should include FEV, (forced expiratory volume in 1 second), FVC (forced vital capacity) and DLCO (diffusion lung capacity). PFTs should be obtained for a baseline examination with PFTs repeated every five years if under 20 years of exposure and every two years if over 20 years of exposure. PFTs may be required more frequently if respirable symptoms develop or if recommended by the examining physician. d. A chest x-ray should be obtained upon employment termination.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.21 B02
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $563.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.51 F04 I
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $562 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.51 I
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.95 A
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.52 D01
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $563.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.55 A
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $562 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.55 B
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.59 H
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $675 · Current $338 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $338.00
- — Z (S) $675.00
1926.101 B
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 19, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $562 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $562.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.103 C03
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $450.00
- — Z (S) $900.00
1926.103 E03
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.103 E10
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.103 G05
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
Recent events (2)
- — I (S)
- — Z (S)
1926.103 E08
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $1,125 · Current $563 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $563.00
- — Z (S) $1125.00
1926.200 A
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Oct 4, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $675 · Current $337 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $337.00
- — Z (S) $675.00
1926.302 B10
- Issued
- Sep 16, 1998
- Abate by
- Sep 21, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $675 · Current $338 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $338.00
- — Z (S) $675.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 116261686.
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