CONVERSE, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: ALAMO PLATING & METAL FINISHING, LTD.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of ALAMO PLATING & METAL FINISHING, LTD. in 9230 CONVERSE BUSINESS LANE, CONVERSE, TX 78109 (NAICS 332618). OSHA activity number 342226586.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ALAMO PLATING & METAL FINISHING, LTD.
- Site address
- 9230 CONVERSE BUSINESS LANE
- City
- CONVERSE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78109
- Mailing
- 9230 CONVERSE BUSINESS LN., CONVERSE, TX 78109
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332618
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,630 · Current $815 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): In Building 9230 and 9234: On or about April 5, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to chemical hazards, while performing electroplating, plating, polishing, and anodizing without assessing the workplace to determine what type of personal protective equipment was required.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $815
- · Z (S) $1630
1910.134 C
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,087 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c): The employer did not develop and implement a written respiratory protection program with required worksite-specific procedures and elements for required respirator use: In buildings 9230 and 9240: On or about April 4, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to respiratory hazards when required to wear respirators without having a written respiratory program, while electroplating, painting, polishing, and anodizing.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1086.5
- · Z (S) $2173
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: In buildings 9230 and 9240: On or about April 5, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to chemical hazards, while required to add caustic soda and sulfuric acid into a tank without having accessible emergency eye wash stations in the work areas.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1901.5
- · Z (S) $3803
1910.305 B01 I
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,086 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed: In the water treatment room: On or about April 5, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to electrical hazards from the electrical junction boxes above the chemical tanks, which did not have a complete cover to prevent the conductors from being exposed.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1086
- · Z (S) $2173
1910.25 B01
- Issued
- Aug 4, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 24, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(1): The employer failed to provided handrails on a stairway: Adjacent to nickel agitator tank: On or about April 5, 2017, and times prior thereto, employee(s) were exposed to a fall hazard while using a stairway to reach a lower work area, that did not have a handrail.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $0
- · Z (O) $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 342226586.
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