MIDLAND, TX —
OSHA Inspection: METAL EFX
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of METAL EFX in 1402 COTTON FLAT RD, MIDLAND, TX 79701 (NAICS 332813). OSHA activity number 341124279.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METAL EFX
- Site address
- 1402 COTTON FLAT RD
- City
- MIDLAND
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79701
- Mailing
- 1402 COTTON FLAT RD, MIDLAND, TX 79701
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 332813
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
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 plating room, employees of Metal EFX were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D even though they were wearing tight fitting respirators.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user: In the plating room, Metal EFX did not require that employees using tight fitting respirators to be medically evaluated before using them.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 28, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:(a In the plating room, employees working with organic acids and ammonium hydroxide were not provided a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.1200 G11
- Issued
- Apr 18, 2016
- Abate by
- Apr 22, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $200 · Current $200
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(11): Safety data sheets were not made readily available, upon request, to designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary, and the Director, in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1020(e). When subpoenaed the employer did not provide copies of the safety data sheets that he kept on site.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $200
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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 341124279.
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