HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CUSTOM RUBBER PRODUCTS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of CUSTOM RUBBER PRODUCTS in 2625 BENNINGTON, HOUSTON, TX 77093 (NAICS 326299). OSHA activity number 339395055.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CUSTOM RUBBER PRODUCTS
- Site address
- 2625 BENNINGTON
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77093
- Mailing
- 2625 BENNINGTON, HOUSTON, TX 77093
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 326299
- Employees
- 282
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
9 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #3 Le Blond machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #4 American Pacemaker machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #5 Meuser & Co. West Germany machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #6 Le Blond machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #7 Motch and Merryweather Machinery Co. machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #9 Le Blond machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the #11 Le Blond machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 4, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: The employer does not guard machines to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts. This violation occurred on or about September 6, 2013, in the Division 5 area where employees were exposed to caught-in and struck-by hazards when operating and working near the REMCO #4 machine without the machine being guarded to protect the operator and other employees from such hazards as those created by rotating parts. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that machines are guarded to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by rotating parts.
Recent events (3)
- — R (W) $35000
- — C (W) $70000
- — Z (W) $70000
1910.303 B01 II
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 28, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards, based on the mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided: The employer does not ensure that electrical equipment if free from hazards and ensure that parts designed to protect and enclose equipment are adequate for the protection thus provided. This violation was observed on or about September 6, 2013, in the Mandrel area near machine #4, where employees work on the machine without electrical enclosures being adequate for the protection thus provided. Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the abatement date, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance with the standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that all electrical equipment is free from recognized hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — R (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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