HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: METAL COATINGS CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral health inspection of METAL COATINGS CORPORATION in 3700 DUNVALE ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77063 (NAICS 332812). OSHA activity number 346913833.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- METAL COATINGS CORPORATION
- Site address
- 3700 DUNVALE ROAD
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77063
- Mailing
- 3700 DUNVALE ROAD, HOUSTON, TX 77063
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
- 332812
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Feb 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $9,844 Reduced
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) At the facility on August 16, 2023, and times prior to, where the employer did not provide a medical evaluation to an employee prior to the required use of an elastomeric half face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9844.1
- — Z (S) $14063
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $9,844 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): The employer did not ensure that an employee using a tight-fitting respirator was fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator, whenever a different respirator facepiece was used, and at least annually thereafter: a) In the manual paint shop, on or about August 16, 2023, and times prior to, where the employer did not fit test employees prior to wearing Honeywell 7700 Half-face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $9844.1
- — Z (S) $14063
1910.134 G01 I A
- Issued
- Jan 12, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $8,036 · Current $5,625 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function: a) In the paint booth area on or about August 16, 2023, and times prior to, where the employer permitted facial hair on an employees while a Honeywell 550030 L half face respirator was being worn.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5625.2
- — Z (S) $8036
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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 346913833.
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