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Kevothermal: OSHA inspections and violations

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326140

1inspections
4citation items
$11,700current penalties
May 9, 2022last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Kevothermal in New Mexico one time.

It opened on May 9, 2022 on a referral, in Albuquerque.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $11,700 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Kevothermal averages $11,700 across 1 cited inspection.

Kevothermal also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Kevothermal: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345960363 OPENED MAY 9, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Dec 7, 2022

5600 University Blvd Se, Albuquerque, NM 87106 · Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,900$3,900Nov 4, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(10) · Hazard communication
Serious$3,900$3,900Nov 4, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$3,900$3,900Nov 4, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 4, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Albuquerque site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 160 workers: 4.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Kevothermal LLC
Albuquerque · 2022
160 744.43.5
Kevothermal
Albuquerque · 2021
155 422.33.5
Kevothermal LLC 1
Albuquerque · 2018
97 101.03.5
Kevothermal LLC.
Albuquerque · 2017
64 000.02.6

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(f)(10)

(10) The employer shall ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warning are legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily available in the work area throughout each work shift. Employers having employees who speak other languages may add the information in their language to the material presented, as long as the information is presented in English as well.

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 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

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