HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: FAXI PLASTICS
Follow-up inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up safety inspection of FAXI PLASTICS in 1325 HUSSION STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77003 (NAICS 326111). OSHA activity number 338994775.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FAXI PLASTICS
- Site address
- 1325 HUSSION STREET
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77003
- Mailing
- 10853 HWY 159 EAST, BELLVILLE, TX 77418
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326111
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,560 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazard(s) created by: Rollers on extruder blow mold machine. At the job site, on April 5, 2013, and at times prior thereto; employees were exposed to unguarded rollers on an extruder blow molding machine, and no emergency stop buttons, pull cords, exposing employees to caught in between hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1560
- · Z (S) $2400
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,560 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): At the job site, on April 5, 2013, and at times prior thereto; employees were exposed to unguarded pulleys on an Everett cut off saw used for cutting card board tubes exposing employees to caught in between hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1560
- · Z (S) $2400
1910.303 B01
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $780 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees: On April 5, 2013 and at time prior thereto; electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, on the extruder blower motor, exposing employees to electrical hazards
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $780
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- May 28, 2013
- Abate by
- Jul 11, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $400 · Current $264 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): At the job site, on April 5, 2013, and at times prior thereto; the employer allowed employees to operate a fork lifts without training, exposing employees to struck by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $264
- · Z (O) $400
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 338994775.
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