BROWNSVILLE, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of CK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC in 6720 PAREDES LINE RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 343627857.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CK TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
- Site address
- 6720 PAREDES LINE RD
- City
- BROWNSVILLE
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78526
- Mailing
- 6720 PAREDES LINE RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX 78526
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 326199
- Employees
- 416
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Abate by
- May 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,577 · Current $4,546 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition: At this establishment, in the maintenance department working area, passageways and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. This exposed employees to a slip and trip hazard from different materials, chemicals and equipment components inadequately stored.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4546.2
- — Z (S) $7577
1910.106 E09 III
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily: At this establishment, the chemicals and materials containers inside of the flammable cabinets were not stored, sealed and covered properly, and were not disposed on a daily basis in order to reduce the accumulation of deposits of combustible and flammable residues. This exposed employees to health, fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.107 G02
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2): All spraying areas were not kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary: At this establishment, inside of the spraying working areas of the painting department, the employer did not implement an adequate housekeeping procedure/schedule in order to reduce the accumulation of combustible and flammable residues. This exposed employees to a health, fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.107 B05 I
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $7,577 · Current $4,546 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i): The average air speed over the open face of the paint spray booth was less than 100 linear feet per minute: At this establishment, in the spray-paint booth working area, the employer did not ensure that the ventilation system maintained an average air velocity of at least 100 linear feet per minute. This exposed employees to health, fire and explosion hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4546.2
- — Z (S) $7577
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Abate by
- May 6, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling: At this establishment, in the spraying working areas of the painting department, employees utilized a surge protector which was not rated and/or designed for use in an industrial setting to power a fan and other/equipment.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 J02 II
- Issued
- Apr 24, 2019
- Abate by
- May 13, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(j)(2)(ii): All employers shall, as necessary, update any alternative workplace labeling used under paragraph (f)(6) of this section, update the hazard communication program required by paragraph (h)(1), and provide any additional employee training in accordance with paragraph (h)(3) for newly identified physical or health hazards no later than June 1, 2016: At this establishment, the employer had not updated their hazard communication program, to include the Hazard Communication Standard Pictograms per Globally Harmonized System (GHS) and provide additional employee training on those pictograms.
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 343627857.
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