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A.E. Machine Works, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Cypress, Texas · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
6citation items
$19,095current penalties
Jun 27, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected A.E. Machine Works, Inc once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jun 27, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Cypress.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $31,825 and now stand at $19,095, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and A.E. Machine Works, Inc averages $19,095 (1 cited inspection).

A.E. Machine Works, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

A.E. Machine Works, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344114780 OPENED JUN 27, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Nov 7, 2019

14602 Cypress N. Houston, Cypress, TX 77429 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$5,304$3,182Aug 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$9,282$5,569Aug 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$9,282$5,569Aug 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Aug 1, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$6,630$3,978Aug 1, 2019Final
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$1,327$796Aug 1, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Cypress site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 34 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
A.E. Machine Works, Inc.
Cypress · 2020
34 000.02.7

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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