MCALLEN, TX —
OSHA Inspection: VALLEY PLASTICS AND PAPER RECYCLING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VALLEY PLASTICS AND PAPER RECYCLING, INC. in 6909 S 33RD STREET, MCALLEN, TX 78503 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 342475985.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALLEY PLASTICS AND PAPER RECYCLING, INC.
- Site address
- 6909 S 33RD STREET
- City
- MCALLEN
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78503
- Mailing
- 6909 S 33RD STREET, MCALLEN, TX 78503
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a struck by hazard from the overhead door: The employer failed to ensure that the overhead doors in the warehouse loading dock area was adequately constructed and adjusted to prevent it from coming off of the tracks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $5070
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,070 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): The employer failed to ensure that the guards on the compactor in the warehouse bailing area were functioning prior to employees operating the equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3500
- — Z (S) $5070
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $4,346 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling: Employees working on a recycles plastics bailer with deficiencies such as but not limited to: a) a missing emergency stop; and b) exposed electrical wires.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $4346
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- Oct 26, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: Employees used a recycles plastics bailer with missing faceplates and exposed electrical wires on the outlet box .
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342475985.
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