MCALLEN, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: GRAND RAPIDS FOAM-SOUTH TEXAS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of GRAND RAPIDS FOAM-SOUTH TEXAS, INC. in 6100 S INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, SUITE 500, MCALLEN, TX 78503 (NAICS 424990). OSHA activity number 339068264.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GRAND RAPIDS FOAM-SOUTH TEXAS, INC.
- Site address
- 6100 S INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, SUITE 500
- City
- MCALLEN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78503
- Mailing
- 6100 S INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY, SUITE 500, MCALLEN, TX 78503
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
- 424990
- Employees
- 78
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,590 · Current $4,590
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: At this facility, employees involved in manufacturing foam products handle and work with hazardous and corrosive chemicals, such as, but not limited to, DABCO B-16W Catalyst and LE-210. The employer did not ensure a written hazard assessment for Personal Protective Equipment had been conducted in the blending system area and the chemical totes area where protective equipment, such as, but not limited to, safety glasses and gloves were used.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $4590
- · Z (S) $4590
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $2,295 · Current $2,295
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: At this establishment, in the blending system area and the chemical totes area, employees handle and work with hazardous and corrosive chemicals, such as, but not limited to, DABCO B-16W Catalyst, without the benefit of a quick-drench shower station.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $2295
- · Z (S) $2295
1910.141 D02 III
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iii): Lavatories were not provided with hand soap or similar cleansing agent: In the plant men's lavatory, the employees were not provided with an appropriate means to wash their hands and face. The employees handle hazardous and corrosive chemicals, such as, but not limited to, DABCO B-16W Catalyst.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
1910.141 D02 IV
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2013
- Abate by
- Sep 19, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling, convenient to the lavatories, were not provided: In the plant men's and women's lavatories, the employees involved in manufacturing foam products were not provided with an appropriate means to dry their hands and face.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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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 339068264.
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