HOUSTON, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: KINETIC ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of KINETIC ENERGY SERVICES, LLC in 16923 BEAUMONT HWY, HOUSTON, TX 77049 (NAICS 488210). OSHA activity number 347713695.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- KINETIC ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
- Site address
- 16923 BEAUMONT HWY
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77049
- Mailing
- 541 GARDEN DR. UNIT L, WINDSOR, CO 80550
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 488210
- Employees
- 11
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.134 C01
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $10,372
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: On or�about August 26, 2024,�in the�interior blast and cleaning rack area,�employees wore supplied-air respirators and full-face respirators�while blasting and cleaning�without the�employer having�an established�written respiratory�protection program.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $10372
- · C (S) $10372
- · Z (S) $10372
1910.134 F02
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested: On or�about August 26, 2024,�in the�cleaning rack area,�employees wore full-face respirators�while cleaning�without the�employees being fit tested.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 I07
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7): Oil lubricated compressor(s) used to supply breathing air did not have a high-temperature or carbon monoxide alarm(s) or both: On or about August 26, 2024, in the interior blast, employees wore supplied-air respirators, and the employer did not maintain calibration for the carbon monoxide alarm for the supplied breathing air from an oil lubricated compressor. The system did not have a high-temperature alarm.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.134 K
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary: On or�about August 26, 2024,�at the cleaning rack area,�employees wore full-face respirators�while cleaning�without having been provided respirator training.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.146 K03
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $10,372 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(3): A retrieval system or methods were not used to facilitate non-entry rescue when an authorized entrant entered a permit space: On or about August 26, 2024, at the interior blast area and cleaning rack, employees entered into rail tank cars, which were permit spaces, to abrasively blast and clean and did not utilize a retrieval system or methods to facilitate non-entry rescue.
Recent events (3)
- · F (S) $0
- · C (S) $10372
- · Z (S) $10372
1910.134 I05 IV
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv):The employer did not ensure that compressors used to supply breathing air to respirators were constructed and situated so as to have a tag maintained at the compressor containing the most recent change date and the signature of the person authorized by the employer to perform the change: On or about August 26, 2024, at the interior blast area, employees used supplied-air respirators but the employer did not maintain a tag indicating the most recent change date for the in-line filter and the signature of the person who performed the change.
Recent events (3)
- · F (O) $0
- · C (O) $0
- · Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 347713695.
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