VICTORIA, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GEMCO OF PORT LAVACA, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of GEMCO OF PORT LAVACA, INC. in 6611 LONE TREE ROAD, VICTORIA, TX 77905 (NAICS 333514). OSHA activity number 343372181.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GEMCO OF PORT LAVACA, INC.
- Site address
- 6611 LONE TREE ROAD
- City
- VICTORIA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77905
- Mailing
- 6611 LONE TREE ROAD, VICTORIA, TX 77905
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 333514
- Employees
- 13
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,217 · Current $1,330 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): At this precision die and tools manufacturing plant, employees were exposed to hazards such as, but not limited to, struck-by, caught-in/between, hazardous energies, eye and hand burns, and flying metal chips and debris. The employer did not verify and evaluated the workplace through a written certificate that a hazard assessment was performed.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1330.2
- — Z (S) $2217
1910.133 A03
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who wore prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involved eye hazards, used protection that incorporated the prescription in its design, or wore eye protection over the prescription glasses or protective lenses with side shields: At this precision die and tools manufacturing plant, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee, who was wearing prescription lenses, used eye protection that incorporated the prescription in its design.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.243 C01
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2018
- Abate by
- Jan 2, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) were used on portable grinder(s) which were not provided with safety guard(s) meeting the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.243(c)(1) through (c)(4)(a): At this precision die and tools manufacturing plant, the employees fabricated and repair metal alloy molds, and used an abrasive portable wheel grinder that was not provided with a safety guard. This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.
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 343372181.
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