ABILENE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: BWJ METAL WORKS, LLC
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of BWJ METAL WORKS, LLC in 3051 E. HWY. 80, ABILENE, TX 79601 (NAICS 332322). OSHA activity number 343577433.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BWJ METAL WORKS, LLC
- Site address
- 3051 E. HWY. 80
- City
- ABILENE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79601
- Mailing
- 3125 EAST HWY 80, ABILENE, TX 79601
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
- 332322
- Employees
- 99
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.107 B05 IV
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $9,282 · Current $5,569 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv): Space within the spray booth on the downstream and upstream sides of filters were not protected with approved automatic sprinklers: At the facility, employees were exposed to fire/explosion hazards when working in a spray booth not equipped with automatic sprinklers or other approved systems.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5569.2
- — Z (S) $9282
1910.107 G07
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7): "No smoking" signs in large letters on contrasting color background were not posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms. At the facility, the employer did not post "No smoking" signs for employees required to spray paint in a paint booth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: At the facility, the employer did not provide medical evaluations for employees required to wear full face respirators while working in the spray paint booth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: At the facility, the employer did not provide fit tests for employees who wore tight-fitting full face respirators prior to wearing the respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting face pieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the face piece and the face or that interfered with valve function: a) At the facility, an employee with facial hair wore a full face tight-fitting respirator while spray painting.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
1910.134 K01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1): The employer did not provide effective training that covered the required elements in 1910.134(k)(1)(i) through 1910.134(k)(1)(vii): At the facility, employees wore full face respirators while spray painting had not been provided training.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 23, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,304 · Current $3,182 Reduced
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: At the facility, employees had not been provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area. Employees use hazardous substances such as paints, primers containing hazardous substances such as xylene, mixture of isomers, epoxy resins, and titanium (IV) oxide, n-butyl acetate, carbon black and ethylbenzene.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3182.4
- — Z (S) $5304
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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 343577433.
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