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Amycel, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Madisonville, Texas · Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing · NAICS 325411

1inspections
2citation items
$2,520current penalties
Jan 6, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Amycel, Inc. once in Texas.

The inspection began on Jan 6, 2016 after a complaint, in Madisonville.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,200 and now stand at $2,520, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Amycel, Inc. averages $2,520 (1 cited inspection).

Amycel, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Amycel, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341163889 OPENED JAN 6, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jul 19, 2016

6062 Hwy 75 S, Madisonville, TX 77864 · Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$3,500$2,100Jun 24, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$700$420Jun 24, 2016Final

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 Madisonville site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 85 workers: 8.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 9 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Amycel Inc.
Madisonville · 2020
85 638.73.8

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 23, 2018, Madisonville: Hospitalization · multiple nonspecified injuries and disorders · multiple face locations

An employee was constructing a pipe bomb when it blew up in his face. He suffered severe facial swelling and blurry vision.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

Other medicinal and botanical manufacturing employers in Texas

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