HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: CATALYST TRADING CO LTD
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of CATALYST TRADING CO LTD in 7518 AVENUE NORTH, HOUSTON, TX 77012 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 346520349.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- CATALYST TRADING CO LTD
- Site address
- 7518 AVENUE NORTH
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77012
- Mailing
- 7518 AVENUE NORTH, HOUSTON, TX 77012
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
- 493110
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- May 15, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $3,572 · Current $2,143 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1):A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use: a)At the site, a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for employees required to use N95 dust mask respirators and MSA Advantage 200 LS elastomeric respirators while transferring various catalyst pellets. b)At the site, a written respiratory protection program was not established and implemented for employees required to use MSA Advantage 200 LS elastomeric respirators while transferring various catalyst pellets.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2143.2
- — Z (S) $3572
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- May 15, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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:(a) a) At the site, employees wearing N95 dust mask respirators when transferring catalyst pellets had not received medical evaluations. b) At the site, employees wearing MSA Advantage 200 LS elastomeric respirators when transferring catalyst pellets had not received medical evaluations.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- May 15, 2023
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator: a) At the site employees using MSA Advantage 200 LS elastomeric respirators when transferring catalyst pellets to other containers had not been fit tested. b) At the site employees using N95 dust mask respirators when transferring catalyst pellets to other containers had not been fit tested.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $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 346520349.
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