QUEST SEPARATION TECHNOLOGY
12500 BAY AREA BLVD, PASADENA, TX 77507
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Inspection records
Oct 25, 1999#123619132Oct 25, 1999FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#123619132$10,5004 viol.4 violations$10,500 in penalties
Inspection #123619132
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 25, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 1999
- Contested
- Feb 23, 2000
- Final Order
- Aug 21, 2000
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 40
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $10,500
- Penalties on Record
- $10,500
- Site Address
- 12500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed in fire and explosion
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 E01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Feb 25, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 |
| 01002 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Feb 17, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 |
| 01003 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 8 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Mar 17, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 |
| 01004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 III | Serious | 1 | 8 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Feb 10, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Aug 21, 2000 |
Apr 22, 1993#101000701Apr 22, 1993Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#101000701$12,52518 viol.18 violations$12,525 in penalties
Inspection #101000701
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 22, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 22, 1993
- Closed
- Sep 14, 1993
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 27
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 18
- Violation Types
- 18 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $25,050
- Penalties on Record
- $12,525
- Site Address
- 12500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena, TX 77507
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (18 of 18 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 OSHA citation code: 19100022 A01 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,050 | $525 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 C02 | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 D06 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $750 | Aug 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.106 OSHA citation code: 19100106 E05 II | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 IV | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 B | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Aug 31, 1993 | - | - |
| 01008 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01009 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G03 | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01010 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B01 I | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01011 | 1910.253 Oxygen-Fuel Gas Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 19100253 B04 III | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01012 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G01 III | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01013 | 1910.307 Hazardous (classified) locations OSHA citation code: 19100307 B | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01014 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C01 I | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01015 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 C02 I | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01016 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 D03 III | Serious | 1 | 27 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01017A | 1926.21 Safety Training and Education OSHA citation code: 19260021 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $750 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01017B | 1926.28 Personal Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260028 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 6, 1993 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 1993 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.