LA PORTE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: PGS USA, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PGS USA, LLC in 359 PIKE COURT SUITE 500, LA PORTE, TX 77571 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 343536157.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- PGS USA, LLC
- Site address
- 359 PIKE COURT SUITE 500
- City
- LA PORTE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77571
- Mailing
- 359 PIKE COURT SUITE 500, LA PORTE, TX 77571
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 493110
- Employees
- 47
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,297 · Current $1,978 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Permanent aisles and passageways were not appropriately marked: a) At the warehouse, where permanent aisles and passageways for forklifts were not marked, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1978.2
- — Z (S) $3297
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,298 · Current $1,979 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: a) At the facility, the employer did not ensure that employees potentially exposed to hazards from flying particles, such as wood dust, wood chips and metal chips, utilized eye protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1978.8
- — Z (S) $3298
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identified the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment: a) At the facility, where the workplace hazard assessment was not certified. The workplace hazard assessment did not indicate the person certifying that the evaluation had been performed and the dates of the hazard assessment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 II B
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,298 · Current $1,979 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B): Refresher training and evaluation was not provided to the operator when the operator was involved in an accident or near-miss incident: a) At the facility, from October 9 until October 27, 2018, refresher training and evaluation had not been provided to an operator involved in a forklift accident on October 9, 2018.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1978.8
- — Z (S) $3298
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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 343536157.
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