SPRING, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION FIBERGLASS, INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of CHAMPION FIBERGLASS, INC. in 6400 SPRING STUEBNER RD., SPRING, TX 77389 (NAICS 332996). OSHA activity number 345328710.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CHAMPION FIBERGLASS, INC.
- Site address
- 6400 SPRING STUEBNER RD.
- City
- SPRING
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77389
- Mailing
- 6400 SPRING STUEBNER RD., SPRING, TX 77389
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- 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
- 332996
- Employees
- 115
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,900 · Current $5,530 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: On or about May 25, 2021, at the Champion Fiberglass facility, employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards while working near the quench tank tower without a guard to cover the moving part and rotating rollers in the following areas: a. Line #1 b. Line #2 c. Line #3
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5530
- — Z (S) $7900
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $11,059 · Current $7,741 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about May 25, 2021: a. On Line #1, employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards while working near the double saws without a guard to protect employees from the cutting blades. b. On Line #2, employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards while working near the double saws without a guard to protect employees from the cutting blades. c. On Line #3, employees were exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards while working near the double saws without a guard to protect employees from the cutting blades. d. In the cutting saw area where an employee was exposed to caught-by and struck-by hazards while using a Raser Gage band chop saw without a guard that would prevent employees from having their hands in the danger zone during the saws operating cycle.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $7741.3
- — Z (S) $11059
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $7,900 · Current $5,530 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: On or about May 25, 2021, employees were exposed to caught-by hazards while working near moving chain and sprocket assembly's without a guard on: a. Line #1 b. Line #2 c. Line #3
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5530
- — Z (S) $7900
1910.95 C01
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2021
- Abate by
- Sep 23, 2021
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1): The employer did not administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program as described in 29 CFR 1910.9(c) through (o) whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level of 85 decibels measured on the A scale, or equivalently a dose of fifty percent: On or about June 2, 2021, in the chop saw area, an employee was exposed to noise at an eight hour time weighted average of 85.4 decibels before an effective hearing conservation program had been implemented.
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 345328710.
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