HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: GENERAL PLASTICS & COMPOSITES, L.P.
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of GENERAL PLASTICS & COMPOSITES, L.P. in 6910 E. OREM DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77075 (NAICS 326130). OSHA activity number 343581997.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GENERAL PLASTICS & COMPOSITES, L.P.
- Site address
- 6910 E. OREM DRIVE
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77075
- Mailing
- 6910 E. OREM DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77075
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 326130
- Employees
- 500
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $9,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to thermal hazards: a) In the Receiving/Materials Building on October 31, 2018, where employees were exposed to thermal hazards from heating Araldite My 721 resin in a 55-gallon metal drum with a drum heater.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9282
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 26, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $13,260 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: a) In the Receiving Building on October 31, 2018, and times prior to, where the employer did not ensure that employees' extremities were protected from the heated Araldite My 721 resin by wearing long sleeves. b) In the Receiving Building on November 5, 2018, and times prior to, where the employer did not ensure that the employees' extremities were protected from the 404 resin by wearing long sleeves.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $13260
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $11,366 · Current $7,956 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) In the Receiving/Materials Building, where the chucks of the FW302 Filament Winder were not guarded to protect the employees from rotating parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7956.2
- — Z (S) $11366
1910.1200 F06
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2019
- Abate by
- Mar 25, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $1,063 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the information specified under paragraphs (f)(6)(i) through (ii) of this section: a) In the Receiving/Materials Building, where the employer did not ensure that there was label on the red cylindrical container near the FW302 Filament Winder.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1063
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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 343581997.
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