Avadek, Inc. has 12 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2006.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 21, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Lubbock.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $56,548 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $43,789, down 23%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1926.1053, ladders in construction (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Avadek, Inc. averages $9,778 over 4 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Avadek, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company2171 E. Slaton Hwy, Lubbock, TX 79404 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $6,222 | $4,977 | Apr 8, 2024 | Final |
6901 Medical Center Drive, Orange, TX 77630 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3357 Halifax Street, Dallas, TX 75247 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1) · Noise |
Other-than-serious | $10,046 | $6,028 | Sep 14, 2023 | Final |
3325 Halifax Street, Dallas, TX 75247 · Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Other-than-serious | $14,063 | $14,063 | Sep 14, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $10,046 | $4,000 | Sep 14, 2023 | Final |
2533 Midtown Park, Bryan, TX 77801 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 31, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed in fall from canopy
At 6:00 a.m. on October 31, 2022, an employee was laying on a board attached to a counterweight realigning an aluminum metal canopy tubing above the entranceway of a sports complex. The employee had a harness, redactable lanyard, and wire rope attached to the counterweight system. The aluminum tubing shifted and employee fell 35 feet to a cement walkway. The employee died due to multiple internal injuries to organs and fractures to his back, chest, pelvis, and legs.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i) · Fall protection systems |
Other-than-serious | $10,046 | $10,046 | Apr 14, 2023 | Final |
14000 1/2 Grisby Road, Houston, TX 77079 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
10800 Mills Road, Houston, TX 77070 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
22503 Tomball Pkwy & 249, Tomball, TX 77375 · Siding Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
20320 Northwest Fwy, Houston, TX 77065 · Other Building Finishing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1) · Fall protection in construction |
Serious | $2,000 | $2,000 | Apr 17, 2008 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Apr 17, 2008 | Closed |
2901 Incarnate Word Ave., Mcallen, TX 78502 · Other Building Equipment Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
20985 Gulf Frwy., Webster, TX 77598 · Other Building Finishing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $1,000 | $500 | Oct 30, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(21) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $1,000 | $500 | Oct 30, 2006 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22) · Ladders in construction |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 30, 2006 | Closed |
9100 Blackhawk, Houston, TX 77089 · Roofing Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(13) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $1,125 | $675 | Sep 14, 2006 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Webster site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 131 workers: 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 9 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVAdek Webster · 2023 | 131 | 6 | 1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Avadek Inc. Dallas · 2023 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 6.9 | 3.6 |
| Luebe-Jones DBA Avadek Webster · 2017 | 167 | 2 | 1 | 1.1 | 3.6 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.95(c)(1)
(c) Hearing conservation program. (1) The employer shall administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in paragraphs (c) through (o) of this section, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured on the A scale (slow response) or, equivalently, a dose of fifty percent. For purposes of the hearing conservation program, employee noise exposures shall be computed in accordance with appendix A and Table G-16a, and without regard to any attenuation provided by the use of personal protective equipment.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.