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Alvear Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Olmito, Texas · Tortilla Manufacturing · NAICS 311830

1inspections
3citation items
$2,608current penalties
Sep 19, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Alvear Inc. in Texas one time.

It opened on Sep 19, 2017 on a referral, in Olmito.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,346; today they stand at $2,608, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 2 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,872 penalty. Alvear Inc. averages $2,608 across 1 cited inspection.

Alvear Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342651858 OPENED SEP 19, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 7 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2018

7321 Lakeside Blvd, Olmito, TX 78575 · Tortilla Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 19, 2017: Employee suffers fractures to forearm and hand when caught i

At 12:00 a.m. on September 19, 2017, Employee #1 was scraping tortilla dough from the mixing bin. The employee's hand and forearm became caught in the mixer as it turned. Employee #1 suffered a broken forearm and hand, and was hospitalized for his injury.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,173$1,304Dec 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Dec 15, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,173$1,304Dec 15, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.212(a)(3)(iii)

(iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii)

(ii) Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.

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