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Aquisol Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Katy, Texas · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325998

1inspections
5citation items
$7,392current penalties
Dec 22, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Aquisol Inc. in Texas one time.

It opened on Dec 22, 2016 after a complaint, in Katy.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,833; today they stand at $7,392, 61% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Aquisol Inc. averages $7,392 across 1 cited inspection.

Aquisol Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341991602 OPENED DEC 22, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jul 30, 2018

549 Stonegate Drive, Katy, TX 77494 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements)
 Serious$4,346$2,608Feb 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$4,346$2,609Feb 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,173$0Feb 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$4,346$0Feb 22, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$3,622$2,175Feb 22, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)

29 CFR 1910.101(b)

(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)

(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

Other all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing employers in Texas

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