HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PROFESSIONAL MACHINE WORKS, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of PROFESSIONAL MACHINE WORKS, INC. in 7583 MORLEY STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77061 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 339266041.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROFESSIONAL MACHINE WORKS, INC.
- Site address
- 7583 MORLEY STREET
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77061
- Mailing
- 7583 MORLEY STREET, HOUSTON, TX 77061
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 332710
- Employees
- 7
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A03
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 19, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $816 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards wore eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses: a) At the worksite, the operator of a Wacheon Machinery horizontal lathe was not provided with eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design or eye protection that could be worn over the prescription lenses.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $816
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,428 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a) At the worksite, a hazardous energy control program had not been established and implemented. Employees perform maintenance such as, but not limited to, changing the cutting blades on horizontal lathes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1428
- — Z (S) $2800
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $816 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: a) Near the entrance to the workshop, a 5-pound portable fire extinguisher had not received an annual maintenance check since July 2011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $816
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.305 G01 IV A
- Issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Jan 22, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,400 · Current $1,224 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure: a) At the worksite, flexible cords were substituted for the fixed wiring on two horizontal lathes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1224
- — Z (S) $2400
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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 339266041.
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