HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: APPLETON GRP, LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of APPLETON GRP, LLC in 13639 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD., HOUSTON, TX 77039 (NAICS 335932). OSHA activity number 342953874.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- APPLETON GRP, LLC
- Site address
- 13639 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77039
- Mailing
- 13639 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD., HOUSTON, TX 77039
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
- 335932
- Employees
- 118
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,239 · Current $3,000 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): On or about February 15, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Machine Shop where an employee was exposed to struck-by-hazards when operating a Rockwell 3-spindle drill press without a point of operation guard.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3000
- — C (S) $9239
- — Z (S) $9239
1910.134 C02 I
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about February 14, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Machine Shop where an employee was provided and allowed to wear a 3M half-face respirator and a N 95 filtering facepiece respirator (dust mask) without being provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.134 C02 II
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2018
- Abate by
- Mar 27, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: On or about February 14, 2018, and times prior thereto, in the Machine Shop where an employee was provided and allowed to wear a 3M half-face respirator without the establishment and implementation of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use the respirator and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained properly.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (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 342953874.
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