OSHA Inspection: SOUTH TEXAS MIX, LTD.

Issued

2021-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2926.00 · Current $1756.00 Reduced

Hazardous substances 05051593208521682170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  At this establishment, employees worked with corrosive chemicals in the cattle food supplements manufacturing process and were not provided with an eyewash station for quick flushing.

Issued

2021-04-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05051593208521682170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6): The employer did not provide the basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in Appendix D of 29 CFR 1910.134, in written or oral format to employees who wear respirators when such use was not required by the employer:   At this establishment, employees voluntarily wore filtering face-piece respirators and were not provide basic advisory information on those respirators.

Issued

2021-04-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-04-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

Hazardous substances 05051593208521682170

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    At this establishment, employees engaged in cattle food supplements manufacturing were exposed to hazardous chemicals and materials. The employer had not maintain and implemented a hazard communication program which would address labeling and other forms of warning on chemical containers, Safety Data Sheets, and employee information and training on the hazards associated with chemicals used on this site.  The written program must also contain the following:  1. A list of all hazardous chemicals on site; 2. The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving chemicals, such as a spill; 3. The hazards of chemicals contained in piping that is not labeled; and, 4. The method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might be exposed to while performing duties at this site.