Amtex Acquisition Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations
Garland, Texas · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · NAICS 332311
1inspections
8citation items
$10,500current penalties
Nov 20, 2015last inspection
Amtex Acquisition Corp. has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.
OSHA opened it on Nov 20, 2015 after a complaint, in Garland.
From that inspection OSHA issued 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $23,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,500, down 56%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.178, forklifts and other powered industrial trucks (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Amtex Acquisition Corp. averages $10,500 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Amtex Acquisition Corp. 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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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Garland site logged 19 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 154 workers: 10.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 19 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Plant 1
Garland · 2025
154
19
2
10.3
4.6
Amtex Acquisition Corp.
Garland · 2020
108
18
2
16.5
0.6
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.
May 27, 2022, Garland: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was using a circular saw to cut out a piece of backing of a cabinet. The saw blade got caught on a knot in the wood, which kicked back. This caused the saw to cut back and twist, and the blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
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(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
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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.
