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Cosmec, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Athens, Texas · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · NAICS 331221

3inspections
15citation items
$36,505current penalties
Dec 10, 2018last inspection

Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Cosmec, Inc. in Texas 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Dec 10, 2018 to follow up on an earlier case, in Athens.

In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 15 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $83,660; today they stand at $36,505, 56% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Cosmec, Inc. averages $18,252 across 2 cited inspections.

Cosmec, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343660320 OPENED DEC 10, 2018Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 75 employees at the site · Closed Dec 14, 2018

1501 Rocky Ridge, Athens, TX 75751 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341846764 OPENED OCT 18, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 2017

1501 Rocky Ridge, Athens, TX 75751 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(1)(i) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$8,873$3,549Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 6c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Mar 9, 2017Final

Inspection 341817740 OPENED OCT 6, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Sep 1, 2017

1501 Rocky Ridge, Athens, TX 75751 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$6,338$3,169Feb 23, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Step bolts and manhole steps
Serious$6,338$3,169Feb 23, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$8,873$4,436Feb 23, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes
Serious$8,873$4,436Feb 23, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

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)(3)(ii)

(ii) The physical, health, simple asphyxiation, combustible dust, and pyrophoric gas hazards, as well as hazards not otherwise classified, of the chemicals in the work area;

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii)

(iii) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.24 · Step bolts and manhole steps

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.94 · Ventilation

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other rolled steel shape manufacturing employers in Texas

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