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Air Starter Components, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Stafford, Texas · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · NAICS 335312

3inspections
42citation items
$103,579current penalties
Mar 8, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Air Starter Components, Inc. 3 times in Texas since 2013.

The latest one began on Mar 8, 2023 to follow up on an earlier case, in Stafford.

Those inspections ended with 42 citation items: 36 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $181,091 and now stand at $103,579, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Air Starter Components, Inc. averages $47,800 (2 cited inspections).

Air Starter Components, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Air Starter Components, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346551690 OPENED MAR 8, 2023Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2026

13935 Stafford Road, Stafford, TX 77477 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(5) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(8) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(6)(vi)(c)(8) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(3) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 9b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 11a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 11b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 12a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$5,156$3,094Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 12b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 13a
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$12,031$7,219Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 13b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 13c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 14a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$6,875$4,125Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 14b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 14c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Repeat$24,063$14,438Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Repeat$0$0Aug 31, 2023Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$3,437$2,062Aug 31, 2023Final

Inspection 345862395 OPENED MAR 29, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2025

13935 Stafford Road, Stafford, TX 77477 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$5,801$4,061Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Jul 29, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$10,151$7,106Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$10,151$7,106Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$10,151$0Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1904.4(a) · Recording criteria
 Other-than-serious$1,450$1,015Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$1,450$0Jul 22, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$1,450$0Jul 22, 2022Final

Inspection 339002982 OPENED APR 12, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Jun 19, 2014

13935 Stafford Road, Stafford, TX 77477 · Motor and Generator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$2,800$1,680Aug 15, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(e)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,800$1,680Aug 15, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,800$1,680Aug 15, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,100$1,260Aug 15, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,800$1,680Aug 15, 2013Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Stafford site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Air Starter Components Inc
Stafford · 2024
40 000.02.1
Air Starter Components
Stafford · 2023
25 113.62.7

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.

Mar 26, 2022, Stafford: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was sanding a part on a lathe. The sandpaper caught his gloves, and the rotating lathe amputated two fingers on his right hand.

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)(2)

(2) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 301 Incident Report? You must complete an OSHA 301 Incident Report form, or an equivalent form, for each recordable injury or illness entered on the OSHA 300 Log.

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6)

(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.

29 CFR 1904.4 · Recording criteria

29 CFR 1904.4(a)

(a) Basic requirement. Each employer required by this part to keep records of fatalities, injuries, and illnesses must record each fatality, injury and illness that:

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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