OSHA has inspected Labarge Coating, LLC 4 times in Texas since 2015.
The latest one began on Jan 22, 2020 after a complaint, in Channelview.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $42,681 and now stand at $27,073, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.
Walking-working surfaces comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.22.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Labarge Coating, LLC averages $6,768 (4 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342302759 OPENED MAY 4, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 112 employees at the site · Closed Jun 9, 2017
711 Shields Street, Channelview, TX 77530 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 20, 2017: Employee's eye is struck by hose and sustains severe lacerat
At 10:15 p.m. on April 20, 2017, an employee was visually inspecting a gauge of a diaphragm pump that was located on the backside of the powder coating booth. The pump was being used to move recycled powder from the bottom of the powder coating booth to a fluidized bed, which the gauge was located between the suction and return hoses of the diaphragm pump. During inspection, the return hose of the pump came loose and struck the employee in his left eye, resulting in a severe laceration. The incident investigation reported that the employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $8,963 | $5,378 | May 22, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340647536 OPENED MAY 20, 2015Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Oct 26, 2015
711 Shields Street, Channelview, TX 77530 · Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 19, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed when tractor rolls over
At approximately 1:30 p.m. on May 19, 2015, Employee #1 was operating a tractor spraying weed killer on the bank of a ditch behind a pipe rack. The tractor flipped over onto Employee #1 who was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Sep 8, 2015 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Mar 29, 2018, Channelview: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · forearm(s)
An employee was removing tape from pipes at a powder coating booth. As a pipe exited the powder coating booth, he attempted to remove the tape at the end of the pipe. His left forearm was then pulled into the pipe, receiving third degree burns that required hospitalization.
Apr 20, 2017, Channelview: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · eye(s)
An employee was inspecting a pressure gauge on the back side of a powder coating booth when a hose came loose and struck the employee in the left eye, lacerating the cornea.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
