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Valvtechnologies LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Houston, Texas · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · NAICS 332911

6inspections
24citation items
$68,430current penalties
Apr 28, 2022last inspection

Since 1991, OSHA inspectors have visited Valvtechnologies LLC in Texas 6 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Apr 28, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Houston.

In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 16 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $84,181; today they stand at $68,430, 19% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 7 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Valvtechnologies LLC averages $62,160 across 1 cited inspection.

Valvtechnologies LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Valvtechnologies LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1991 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345925952 OPENED APR 28, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 2024

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$10,360$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$0$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$10,360$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(12) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$10,360$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$10,360$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vi) · Respiratory protection
Serious$10,360$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$10,360$10,360Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(5)(iv) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 7c
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(7) · Respiratory protection
Serious$10,360$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$1,761$0Jun 16, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 16, 2022Final

Inspection 338131410 OPENED JAN 7, 2013Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 227 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2013

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 334126224 OPENED MAY 1, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 227 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2012

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0May 22, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$0$0May 22, 2012Final

Inspection 334131224 OPENED MAY 1, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 227 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2012

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · Industrial Valve Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$6,000$3,000May 22, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0May 22, 2012Final

Inspection 308588011 OPENED AUG 15, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 2006

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$700$700Dec 20, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$700$700Dec 20, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 20, 2005Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$700$700Dec 20, 2005Closed

Inspection 107556573 OPENED JUL 30, 1991Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 14 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 1992

5904 Bingle Road, Houston, TX 77092 · 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$450$225Aug 13, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$750$525Aug 13, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$600$420Aug 13, 1991Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Houston site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 217 workers: 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
ValvTechnologies LLC
Houston · 2023
217 100.52.4
ValvTechnologies Inc
Houston · 2020
240 411.72.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3)

(3) How quickly must each injury or illness be recorded? You must enter each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(3)

(3) How do I certify the annual summary? A company executive must certify that he or she has examined the OSHA 300 Log and that he or she reasonably believes, based on his or her knowledge of the process by which the information was recorded, that the annual summary is correct and complete.

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)

(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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