HOUSTON, TX —
OSHA Inspection: QUALITY METALS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of QUALITY METALS, INC. in 6460 LANGFIELD RD., HOUSTON, TX 77092 (NAICS 332311). OSHA activity number 348254723.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- QUALITY METALS, INC.
- Site address
- 6460 LANGFIELD RD.
- City
- HOUSTON
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77092
- Mailing
- 6460 LANGFIELD RD., HOUSTON, TX 77092
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 332311
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,268 · Current $5,561 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): On or about May 01, 2025: a. In the R-panel area where employees were using an R-panel machine without a guard to protect employees from the bending rollers on the infeed side of the machine. b. In the R-panel area where employees were using an R-panel machine without a guard to protect employees from the sheer on the end of the machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5560.8
- — Z (S) $9268
1910.219 F03
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3): Sprocket wheels and chains which were seven -7 feet or less above floors or platforms were not enclosed: On or about May 1, 2025, in the R-panel area where employees were using an R-panel machine without a guard to protect employees from a chain and sprocket on the infeed side of the machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1904.39 A02
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 15, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,621 · Current $3,973 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours: On or about May 2, 2025, at the facility where an employee hospitalized as a result of a work-related injury that was not reported to OSHA within 24 hours.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $3972.6
- — Z (O) $6621
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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 348254723.
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