Advanced Lightning Technology: OSHA inspections and violations
Argyle, Texas · Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 335122
1inspections
3citation items
$9,748current penalties
Dec 21, 2017last inspection
OSHA has inspected Advanced Lightning Technology once in Texas.
The inspection began on Dec 21, 2017 on a referral, in Argyle.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,247 and now stand at $9,748, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Advanced Lightning Technology averages $9,748 (1 cited inspection).
Advanced Lightning Technology also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 11, 2017: Two of employee's fingers are partially amputated in lathe
At 2:20 p.m. on December 11, 2017, an employee was working for a manufacturer of commercial, industrial, and institutional electric lighting fixtures. He was operating a lathe to perform blunting and threading operations on a shaft. As the machine was in operation, the employee positioned his left hand near some moving parts. He sustained the partial amputation of two finger. He was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Argyle site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 199 workers: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
AllG Fabrication Ltd.
Argyle · 2021
199
2
0
3.9
1.5
Advanced Lightning Technology, Ltd.
Argyle · 2019
64
1
0
1.5
1.5
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.
An employee was operating a lathe when the employee's left hand was caught in the lathe, resulting in an amputation of the middle and ring fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2)(i)
(2) Caution signs. (i) Caution signs shall be used only to warn against potential hazards or to caution against unsafe practices.
(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.
Other commercial, industrial, and institutional electric lighting fixture manufacturing employers in Texas
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
