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Machine Tech, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Houma, Louisiana · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

3inspections
9citation items
$25,250current penalties
Jul 31, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Machine Tech, Inc. 3 times in Louisiana since 2021.

The latest one began on Jul 31, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Houma; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 7 serious, 1 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $37,273 and now stand at $25,250, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Machine Tech, Inc. averages $8,417 (3 cited inspections).

Machine Tech, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Machine Tech, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348411281 OPENED JUL 31, 2025Open

Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Open

203 S. Lacarpe Circle, Houma, LA 70360 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$2,837$1,500Dec 2, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$2,128$1,000Dec 2, 2025Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Repeat$9,930$7,500Dec 2, 2025Final

Inspection 345745327 OPENED JAN 26, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2022

203 S. Lacarpe Circle, Houma, LA 70360 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,558$3,646Apr 19, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1) · Training requirements
 Serious$4,558$3,646Apr 19, 2022Final

Inspection 345395164 OPENED JUN 30, 2021Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 21 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2021

203 S. Lacarpe Circle, Houma, LA 70360 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$5,461$3,277Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$3,121$1,873Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,340$1,404Oct 29, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,340$1,404Oct 29, 2021Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Houma site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Machine Tech Inc.
Houma · 2024
20 000.02.7
Machine Tech, Inc.
Houma · 2022
28 000.02.7
Machine Tech,Inc
Houma · 2020
30 000.02.3

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)(6)

(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:

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 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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