Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Metal Efx in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 5, 2017 to follow up on an earlier case, in Midland.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious, 1 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $7,720 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Metal Efx averages $3,860 across 2 cited inspections.
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Watch this company1402 Cotton Flat Rd, Midland, TX 79701 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Repeat | $3,585 | $3,585 | Nov 9, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $335 | $335 | Nov 9, 2017 | Final |
1402 Cotton Flat Rd, Midland, TX 79701 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 18, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 18, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 18, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(11) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $200 | $200 | Apr 18, 2016 | Final |
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(g)(11)
(11) Safety data sheets shall also be made readily available, upon request, to designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary, and the Director, in accordance with the requirements of § 1910.1020(e).
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
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