HUTCHINS, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: PALLET REPAIR SERVICES, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of PALLET REPAIR SERVICES, INC. in 1012 W. WINTERGREEN ROAD, HUTCHINS, TX 75141 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 343459137.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PALLET REPAIR SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- 1012 W. WINTERGREEN ROAD
- City
- HUTCHINS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 75141
- Mailing
- 1012 W. WINTERGREEN ROAD, HUTCHINS, TX 75141
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 321920
- Employees
- 85
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.95 G08 I
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $6,467
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(g)(8)(i): When a comparison of the annual audiogram to the baseline audiogram indicates a standard threshold shift, as defined in 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(10) has occurred, the employee was not informed of this fact in writing, within 21 days of the determination: (a) Main Production Area, a forklift operator received a standard threshold shift. (b) Main Production Area, a pallet assembly received a standard threshold shift.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6467
1910.95 I02 I
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(i)(2)(i): The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors are worn by an employee who is required by 29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) to wear personal protective equipment: The employer did not ensure that hearing protectors were worn by employees, who worked in the pallet remanufacturing area, and were exposed to noise that had exceeded an 8-hour TWA of 85 dBA, based on an 80 dB threshold: (a) A pallet remanufacturing employee was exposed to continuous noise levels at 109.3% of the permissible 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) . The equivalent level of 109.3% is approximately 90.6 dBA. Sampling was performed for 423 minutes during one shift. Zero exposure was assumed for the 57 minutes not sampled.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174
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): (a) Horizontal bandsaw area, employees operated an unguarded horizontal bandsaw, exposing employees to amputation hazards; (b) Horizontal bandsaw area, employees operated an unguarded horizontal bandsaw, exposing employees to amputation hazards; (c) Horizontal bandsaw area, employees operated an unguarded horizontal bandsaw, exposing employees to amputation hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $5174
1904.10 A
- Issued
- Nov 29, 2018
- Abate by
- Dec 26, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $1,294 · Current $1,294
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.10(a): The employer did not record all cases on the OSHA 300 Log when an employee's hearing test (audiogram) revealed that the employee had experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS: (a) Main Production Area, a forklift operator received a standard threshold shift. (b) Main Production Area, a pallet assembly received a standard threshold shift.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $1294
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343459137.
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