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Inspection outcome
Opened: December 16, 2024 · Closed: May 19, 2025
Citations issued

OSHA issued one or more Other-than-serious citations.

Safety inspection · Referral · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations2
Serious+0
Initial penalty$40,431
Current penalty$29,790
Accidents0
Duration154d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On December 16, 2024, OSHA opened Rki, Inc.’s inspection #347936676 at HOUSTON, Texas — an establishment in the motor vehicle body manufacturing industry. The case was administratively closed on May 19, 2025, 154 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 2 violations totaling $29,790 in current penalties — reduced from an initial proposed total of $40,431. All citations were Other-than-serious.

Breakdown by classification
2violations total
Repeat150%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Other-than-serious150%

An Other-than-serious violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but probably would not cause death or serious physical harm. Maximum penalty is ~$16,550 per violation. Often involves recordkeeping or procedural lapses.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

2citations issued
$29,790current penalty
↓ $10,641total reduction
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Other
Citation #02001
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$10,641
Current$0reduced by $10,641

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 347936676 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Same employer

Other OSHA inspections at Rki, Inc.

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Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

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Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

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Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

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Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Referral — See our glossary for the full list of inspection trigger types.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 347936676 directly: