HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: AUSTIN ELEMENTS INC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of AUSTIN ELEMENTS INC in 4315 SOUTH DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77053 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 346975196.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AUSTIN ELEMENTS INC
- Site address
- 4315 SOUTH DRIVE
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77053
- Mailing
- 4315 SOUTH DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX 77053
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
- 423930
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 E01
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $2,766 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) On our about September 14, 2023, at the facility, where the employer did provide medical evaluations to employees required to wear 3M full face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $2766
- — Z (S) $4610
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2024
- 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) On our about September 14, 2023, and at times prior thereto, where the employer did not fit test employees prior to the use of 3M full face respirators.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.134 D01 II
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2024
- Abate by
- Apr 5, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,610 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(ii): The employer did not select and use a NIOSH-certified respirator in compliance with the conditions of its certification: (a) On our about September 14, 2023, where the employer selected and permitted the use of non NIOSH-certified respirators, HAO YUAN KN95 masks, while working with black mass.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $4610
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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 346975196.
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