HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: COLAMEX
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of COLAMEX in 8811 WESTHEIMER RD., HOUSTON, TX 77063 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 340062256.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COLAMEX
- Site address
- 8811 WESTHEIMER RD.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77063
- Mailing
- 11009 CITAMORE ST., HOUSTON, TX 77076
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 236220
- Employees
- 2
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) At the construction site, two workers installing the window sealant, approximately 13.8 feet above the ground, were not protected by any type of a fall protection system.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1224
- · Z (S) $2040
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,360 · Current $816 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to upper landing surfaces, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladders were used to gain access: a) At the construction site, a portable ladder used to access the upper landing surface did not have the side rails extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $816
- · Z (S) $1360
1926.1053 B08
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in any location where they can be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, shall be secured to prevent accidental displacement, or a barricade shall be used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder: a) At the construction site, a portable ladder was not secured.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 340062256.
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