COLUMBUS, TX —
OSHA Inspection: DIVERSITECH CORPORATION
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of DIVERSITECH CORPORATION in 5974 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10, COLUMBUS, TX 78934 (NAICS 332710). OSHA activity number 347395501.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- DIVERSITECH CORPORATION
- Site address
- 5974 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10
- City
- COLUMBUS
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 78934
- Mailing
- 5974 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 10, COLUMBUS, TX 78934
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
- 332710
- Employees
- 98
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 D02
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $7,835 · Current $4,701 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed: Ultralite Building: On or about April 5, 2025, and at times prior thereto, employees generated concrete dust and handled chemical mixtures without a workplace hazard assessment having been documented and certified.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4701
- — Z (S) $7835
1910.147 C06 II
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $7,835 · Current $4,701 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii): The employer did not certify that periodic inspections of the energy control procedures had been performed: Inspection Site: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees utilized energy control procedures that had not been periodically inspected at least annually while conducting lockout tagout.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $4701
- — Z (S) $7835
1910.151 C
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $7,835 · Current $3,918 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use: Ultralite Production Area: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees were applying a corrosive slurry chemical product without access to an eyewash while coating slabs for production in the coating line.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3917.5
- — Z (S) $7835
1910.179 J03
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $7,835 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(3): Complete inspection of the crane was not being performed at intervals as generally defined in paragraph (j)(1)(ii)(b) of this section: Generator Production Building: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees utilized a jib crane without periodic inspections being completed while producing generator pad products.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7835
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $4,995 · Current $2,498 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work: Ultralite Building: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees utilized a pedestal grinder without a work rest while cleaning injection table nozzles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2497.5
- — Z (S) $4995
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch: Ultralite Building: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees utilized a pedestal grinder without a tongue guard adjusted to a maximum of one fourth inch opening while cleaning injection table nozzles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.212 B
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(b): Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving: Ultralite Building: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees utilized a pedestal grinder without it being securely anchored while grinding and cleaning injection table nozzles.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1053 D01
- Issued
- Jul 8, 2024
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2024
- Penalty
- Initial $7,835 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1053(d)(1): The employer did not assess the exposure of each employee who was or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to respirable crystalline silica at or above the action level in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this section: Ultralite Building: On or about April 5, 2024, and at times prior thereto, employees were grinding concrete without an initial assessment for exposure to respirable crystalline silica while cleaning injection table molds.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $7835
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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 347395501.
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