OSHA has inspected Chart, Inc. 5 times in Texas since 2024.
The latest one began on Feb 11, 2025 on a referral, in Beasley.
Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 26 serious, 1 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $379,341 and now stand at $330,420, 13% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Chart, Inc. averages $82,605 (4 cited inspections).
Chart, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company9660 Grunwald Road, Beasley, TX 77417 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger 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)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,005 | $10,404 | May 20, 2025 | Final |
9660 Grunwald Road, Beasley, TX 77417 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
55 Southbelt Industrial Dr., Houston, TX 77047 · Machine Shops · 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(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,828 | $13,828 | Aug 2, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $80,655 | $43,553 | Aug 2, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $11,524 | $11,524 | Aug 2, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $9,218 | $0 | Aug 2, 2024 | Final |
9660 Grunwald Road, Beasley, TX 77417 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger 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)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $16,131 | $16,131 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection |
Serious | $7,835 | $7,835 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $69,140 | $69,140 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
9660 Grunwald Road, Beasley, TX 77417 · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $11,524 | $11,524 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.95(g)(6) · Noise |
Serious | $11,524 | $11,524 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.95(k)(2) · Noise |
Serious | $11,524 | $11,524 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Serious | $13,828 | $13,828 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $6,913 | $6,913 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 9a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 9b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 10 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 11 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 12 29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(i) · Using electrical equipment |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 13a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $9,218 | $9,218 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 1, item 13b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $1,294 | $1,294 | Oct 31, 2024 | Contested |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Houston site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chart, Inc. Houston · 2024 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Chart Inc Houston · 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| Houston - 2014 Houston · 2016 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 4, 2025, Beasley: Hospitalization · fractures · upper extremities unspecified
An employee was preparing to sand a metal shaft that was loaded into a lathe when his left arm became entangled in the machine. The employee sustained several broken bones.
Jan 26, 2025, Beasley: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · lower leg(s)
An employee was removing the banding from a load of mechanical supports, when one fell forward onto his left leg. The employee sustained a laceration to the lower leg and was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)
(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
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.