GROVE, OK —
OSHA Inspection: VALENCE SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES. LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of VALENCE SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES. LLC in 2900 E. HWY 10, GROVE, OK 74344 (NAICS 423830). OSHA activity number 346684798.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- VALENCE SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES. LLC
- Site address
- 2900 E. HWY 10
- City
- GROVE
- State
- OK
- ZIP
- 74344
- Mailing
- 2900 E. HWY 10, GROVE, OK 74344
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 423830
- Employees
- 150
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.146 C07 III
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Dec 1, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,055 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
1910.146(c)(7)(iii): The employer did not document the basis for determining that all hazards in a permit space had been eliminated, through a written certification that contained the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person making the determination. On or about May 3, 2023 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, at the 600 line, an employee entered into a tank to perform work without documented entry conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $5000
- — Z (S) $12055
1910.146 D05 I
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,055 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(5)(i): Under the permit required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not evaluate permit space conditions when entry operations were conducted by testing conditions in the permit space to determine if acceptable entry conditions existed before entry was authorized to begin: On or about May 3, 2023 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, at the 600 line, the tank was not tested for acceptable entry conditions before an employee entered into the tank to perform work and exposed employees to hazardous conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12055
1910.146 E01
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(e)(1): Before entry was authorized, the employer did not document the completion of measures required by 29 CFR 1910.146(d)(3) by preparing an entry permit: On or about May 3, 2023 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, at the 600 line, an entry permit was not completed for employee entry of a tank to perform work which exposes employees to hazardous conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.146 D06
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,055 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(d)(6):Under the permit-required confined space program required by 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4), the employer did not provide at least one attendant outside the permit space into which entry was authorized for the duration of entry operations: On or about May 3, 2023 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, at the 600 line, an attendant was not present at all times an employee was in a tank to perform work and was exposed to hazardous conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $12055
1910.146 K03
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): To facilitate non-entry rescue, retrieval systems or methods were not used whenever an authorized entrant entered a permit space: On or about May 3, 2023 and at times prior thereto and thereafter, at the 600 line, a method of non-entry rescue was not used by an employee who entered into a tank to perform work and was exposed to hazardous conditions.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.165 D01
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2023
- Abate by
- Nov 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $12,055 · Current $7,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.165(d)(1): Employee alarm systems were not maintained in operating condition: On or about May 3, 2023, and at times prior thereto, the alarm system being used in the facility was not operable exposing employees to hazards associated with, but not limited to, spills and leaks of hazardous chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $7000
- — Z (S) $12055
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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 346684798.
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