HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: M POWER MACHINING, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of M POWER MACHINING, LLC in 11320 FARM TO MARKET RD 529, HOUSTON, TX 77041 (NAICS 332722). OSHA activity number 342491008.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- M POWER MACHINING, LLC
- Site address
- 11320 FARM TO MARKET RD 529
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77041
- Mailing
- 11320 FARM TO MARKET RD 529, HOUSTON, TX 77041
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 332722
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.157 C04
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition. On July 24, 2017, in the fabrication area of the facility, employees were exposed to fire hazards when working in the shop without fire extinguishers being fully charged and operable.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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). On or about July 24, 2017 in the shop area of the facility, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards when operating the following equipment without a point of operation guard: a. HEM horizontal saw, without guarding for the unused portion of the blade. b. Warner & Swasey turret lathe #2, without guarding the point of operation. c. Warner & Swasey turret lathe #3, without guarding the point of operation.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.242 B
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i. On or about July 24, 2017 throughout the facility where employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while blowing off equipment using compressed air without reducing the pressure below 30 p.s.i.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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. On or about July 24, 2017 in the facility, where employees worked with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, metal lubricants and acetone without having a hazard communication program.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 17, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: On or about July 24, 2017 in the facility, where employees worked with hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, metal lubricants and acetone without being provided information and training.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 342491008.
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