EDINBURG, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VALLEY VESSEL FABRICATORS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VALLEY VESSEL FABRICATORS, INC. in 22310 N MOOREFIELD RD, EDINBURG, TX 78541 (NAICS 213112). OSHA activity number 336793781.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLEY VESSEL FABRICATORS, INC.
- Site address
- 22310 N MOOREFIELD RD
- City
- EDINBURG
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78541
- Mailing
- 22310 N MOOREFIELD RD, EDINBURG, TX 78541
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 213112
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: At this location, the employer did not ensure employees involved in wearing negative-pressure, tight-fitting, half-face respirators and negative-pressure, tight-fitting full face respirators were free of facial hair prior to the employees wearing the respirators when painting vessels and equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1785
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: At this location, employees were exposed to pulmonary and respiratory distress when they were required to wear respiratory protection, such as, but not limited to, an abrasive blasting hood, tight-fitting, negative-pressure, full-face respirators, and half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting respirators in the following instances: a. painting vessels and equipment, and b. sandblasting vessels and equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1): The employer did not ensure that employee(s) required to use a tight-fitting facepiece respirator passed the appropriate qualitative fit test (QLFT) or quantitative fit test (QNFT): At this location, employees were exposed to pulmonary and respiratory distress when they were required to wear respiratory protection, such as, but not limited to, an abrasive blasting hood, tight-fitting, negative-pressure, full-face respirators, and half-face, negative-pressure, tight-fitting respirators in the following instances: a. painting vessels and equipment, and b. sandblasting vessels and equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1000 C
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(c): Employees were exposed to Silica in excess of the 8-hour time weighted average limits of 10 milligrams/cubic meter listed in Table Z-3: An employee was exposed to airborne levels of Silica at 0.4248 milligrams/cubic meter (8-hour time weighted average) while performing sandblasting and pot tender duties when sandblasting equipment. This level is 1.232 times the OSHA permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 0.4 milligrams/cubic meter. Sampling was performed on October 26, 2012 during a normal work shift for a period of 142 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 338 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1785
- — Z (S) $2975
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2013
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,975 · Current $1,785 Reduced
9010
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: At this facility, the employer did not ensure information and training was furnished to employees engaged in sandblasting activities on the chemicals the employees use, such as, but not limited to, blasting sand.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1785
- — Z (S) $2975
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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 336793781.
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