PASADENA, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: OXITENO USA LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of OXITENO USA LLC in 9801 BAY AREA BLVD, PASADENA, TX 77507 (NAICS 325199). OSHA activity number 343969598.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- OXITENO USA LLC
- Site address
- 9801 BAY AREA BLVD
- City
- PASADENA
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77507
- Mailing
- 9801 BAY AREA BLVD, PASADENA, TX 77507
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 325199
- Employees
- 46
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $5,217 · Current $5,217
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: The violation occurred at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when 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 a Scoot AV 2000 full face respirator in the workplace.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $5217
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: The violation occurred at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when the employer did not provide employees using a tight-fitting Scott 2000 full-face respirator with annual fit test. This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $0
1910.119 F01 II B
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,521 · Current $6,521
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(ii)(B): The employer failed to develop and implement steps required to correct or avoid deviations from normal operating limits:: The violation occurred in the OXITENO USA LLC facility in Pasadena, TX on April 30, 2019 when the employer failed to develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for steps required to correct or avoid deviation from the operating limits in the Phase 2 Unit.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (S) $6521
1910.1047 D02 I
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2019
- Abate by
- Oct 24, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $732 · Current $732
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1047(d)(2)(i): Initial monitoring was not performed to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide to which employees may be exposed: On or about April 30, 2018, at the Oxiteno facility located in Pasadena, Texas, the employer did not perform initial monitoring to determine accurately the airborne concentrations of ethylene oxide to which employees may be exposed. This condition exposed employees to inhalation hazards.
Recent events (1)
- · Z (O) $732
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343969598.
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