HARLINGEN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BROOK VALLEY SALVAGE, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BROOK VALLEY SALVAGE, INC. in 813 N. 13TH STREET, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340419688.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROOK VALLEY SALVAGE, INC.
- Site address
- 813 N. 13TH STREET
- City
- HARLINGEN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78550
- Mailing
- 813 N. 13TH STREET, HARLINGEN, TX 78550
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
- 423930
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 A02
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2): The employer did not provide respirators which were applicable and suitable for the purpose intended In the clothes sorting warehouse, employees were exposed to Carbon Monoxide and the employer provided the employees with N95 filtering face pieces. The employees were exposed as follows: a) a sorter employee was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 100 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 357.5 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 122.5 minutes; and, b) a warehouse manager was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 112 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2.24 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 363.8 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 116.2 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4200
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: In the clothes sorting warehouse, employees were exposed to Carbon Monoxide as follows: a) a sorter employee was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 100 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 357.5 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 122.5 minutes; and, b) a warehouse manager was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 112 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2.24 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 363.8 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 116.2 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible: In the clothes sorting warehouse, employees were provided with N95 filtering face pieces and the employer did not provide the information contained in Appendix D.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 III
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form: In the clothes sorting warehouse, employees were exposed to Carbon Monoxide as follows: a) a sorter employee was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 100 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 357.5 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 122.5 minutes; and, b) a warehouse manager was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 112 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2.24 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 363.8 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 116.2 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1000 A02
- Issued
- Jun 3, 2015
- Abate by
- Jun 29, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $4,200 · Current $4,200
0560
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2): Employee(s) were exposed to an airborne concentration of Carbon Monoxide listed in Table Z-1 in excess of the 8 hour Time Weighted Average concentration of 50 parts per million: In the clothes sorting warehouse, employees were exposed to Carbon Monoxide as follows: a) a sorter employee was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 100 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 357.5 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 122.5 minutes; b) a warehouse manager was exposed to airborne levels of Carbon Monoxide at 112 parts per million (8-hr time-weighted average) while sorting clothes. This level is 2.24 times the OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL) of 50 parts per million. Sampling was performed on February 19, 2015, for a period of 363.8 minutes. Zero exposure is assumed for the remaining 116.2 minutes.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4200
- — Z (S) $4200
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