HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PROMAXIMA MANUFACTURING, LTD.
Follow-up inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a follow-up health inspection of PROMAXIMA MANUFACTURING, LTD. in 5310 ASHBROOK DR., HOUSTON, TX 77081 (NAICS 332999). OSHA activity number 341281467.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PROMAXIMA MANUFACTURING, LTD.
- Site address
- 5310 ASHBROOK DR.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77081
- Mailing
- 5310 ASHBROOK DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77081
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Follow-up (F)
- 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
- 332999
- Employees
- 160
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C03
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $8,819 · Current $3,500 Reduced
T405
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3): The employer did not designate a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience to administer or oversee the respiratory protection program and to conduct the required evaluations of program effectiveness: a) At the facility, a program administrator who was qualified by appropriate training or experience was not designated. Employees are required to use 3M full-face air-purifying respirators for protection from particulates when spraying powder coatings.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3500
- — C (S) $8819
- — Z (S) $8819
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $10,582 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition: a) In the Powder Coating Department, on April 26, 2016, where the ABC fire extinguisher adjacent to the powder coating booths was not fully charged. Employees spray a flammable powder coating. This condition exposed employees to a fire hazard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $10582
- — Z (S) $10582
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $17,638 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a) In the Powder Coating Department, where the employees did not receive medical evaluations to determine their ability to use a respirator before the employees were required to wear 3M full-face, air-purifying respirators while spraying powder coatings containing TGIC. ProMaxima Manufacturing, LTD was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 702499, citation number 1, item number 1c and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5310 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, TX 77081.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $7000
- — C (R) $17638
- — Z (R) $17638
1910.307 B
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $17,638 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(b): Areas designated as hazardous (classified) locations under the Class and Zone system and areas designated under the Class and Division system established after August 13, 2007 were not properly documented: a) In the Powder Coating Department, on April 26, 2016, where the hazardous (classified) locations, such as areas subject to deposits of combustible residue and areas in close proximity to powder coating operations, were not documented. ProMaxima Manufacturing, LTD was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.307(b), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 702499, citation number 1, item number 5a and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5310 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, TX 77081.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $17638
- — Z (R) $17638
1910.307 C
- Issued
- Aug 24, 2016
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2016
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location: a) In the Powder Coating Department, on April 26, 2016, where the fluorescent lighting above the Nordson Vantage RCM spray booth was not approved for a classified location. Employees spray a flammable powder coating. This condition exposed employees to an explosion/fire hazard. ProMaxima Manufacturing, LTD was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.307(c), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 702499, citation number 1, item number 5b and was affirmed as a final order on May 12, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 5310 Ashbrook Drive, Houston, TX 77081.
Recent events (3)
- — F (R) $0
- — C (R) $0
- — Z (R) $0
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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 341281467.
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