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Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Alvin, Texas · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333132

2inspections
13citation items
$43,259current penalties
Dec 30, 2025last inspection

OSHA has inspected Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC 2 times in Texas since 2024.

The latest one began on Dec 30, 2025 after a complaint, in Alvin.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 9 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $77,911 and now stand at $43,259, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC averages $21,630 (2 cited inspections).

Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Unicat Catalyst Technologies LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348664566 OPENED DEC 30, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 29 employees at the site · Closed Sep 24, 2026

5918 S Hwy35, Alvin, TX 77511 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment 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$11,917$9,932Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.29(a)(1) · Fall protection systems in general industry
 Serious$7,944$5,958Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$5,958$3,972Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$5,958$2,979Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$9,931$0Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants
 Serious$11,917$5,958Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants
 Serious$0$0Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$1,116$558Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(v) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 24, 2026Final

Inspection 347924417 OPENED DEC 9, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Jun 4, 2025

5918 Tx 35 South, Alvin, TX 77511 · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$11,585$6,951Mar 4, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$11,585$6,951Mar 4, 2025Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Alvin site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 38 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Unicat Catalyst Technologies
Alvin · 2025
38 000.00.7

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Dec 5, 2024, Alvin: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · hand(s), finger(s) unspecified

An employee was troubleshooting a ribbon mixer that blends a natural binder and water. The employee's right hand was severely lacerated by the rotating mixer.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants

29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

29 CFR 1910.1000(e)

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

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