PLAINVIEW, TX —
OSHA Inspection: HMS EQUIPMENT COMPANY
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of HMS EQUIPMENT COMPANY in 910 E. 4TH STREET, PLAINVIEW, TX 79073 (NAICS 332312). OSHA activity number 343535720.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- HMS EQUIPMENT COMPANY
- Site address
- 910 E. 4TH STREET
- City
- PLAINVIEW
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79073
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 730, PLAINVIEW, TX 79073
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
- 332312
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,705 · Current $1,023 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use: a) At the facility, a compressed gas cylinder in the storage area was stored without a valve protection cap in place, exposing employees to fire hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1023
- — Z (S) $1705
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,273 · Current $1,364 Reduced
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: a) At the facility, a written hazard communication program had not been developed and implemented. Employees use hazardous substances such as paint, containing xylene, ethylbenzene and toluene; and welding wire containing copper, manganese, silicon, titanium oxide and aluminum oxide.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1363.8
- — Z (S) $2273
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and (2) on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced in the workplace: a) At the facility, employees had not been provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work areas. Employees use hazardous substances such as paint, containing xylene, ethylbenzene and toluene; and welding wire containing copper, manganese, silicon, titanium oxide and aluminum oxide.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.141 D01
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2019
- Abate by
- Apr 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1): Washing facilities were not maintained in a sanitary condition: a) At the facility, the washing facility had not been maintained in a sanitary condition.
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 343535720.
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