Inspection 347742157 OPENED SEP 6, 2024Closed
601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Atco Products has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1991.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 6, 2024 on a referral, in Ferris.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 19 citation items: 10 serious, 1 repeat and 8 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $65,915 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $47,476, down 28%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.303, electrical equipment, general requirements (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Atco Products averages $19,648 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Atco Products also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 6 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 18, 2021: Employee amputates finger in cnc machine
At 5:15 p.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was operating a CNC machine. The employee's left middle finger became caught in a point of operation and was amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $26,104 | $26,104 | Jan 20, 2022 | Final |
601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,715 | $4,029 | Aug 27, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $8,778 | $5,267 | Aug 27, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Aug 27, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA |
Other-than-serious | $1,493 | $896 | Aug 27, 2021 | Final |
601 I-45 South, Ferris, TX 75125 · Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $3,600 | $2,160 | Aug 26, 2014 | Final |
601 Interstate Hwy 45, Ennis, TX 75119 · Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(3) · Eye and face protection |
Serious | $3,500 | $1,700 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.184(h)(5)(i) · Slings |
Serious | $1,925 | $975 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $1,100 | $550 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $1,925 | $975 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Other-than-serious | $1,925 | $0 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 11, 2008 | Final |
601 Interstate 45, Ferris, TX 75125 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
601 Interstate 45, Ferris, TX 75125 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
601 Interstate 45, Ferris, TX 75125 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $825 | $375 | Jun 5, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $1,100 | $550 | Jun 5, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,375 | $620 | Jun 5, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries |
Other-than-serious | $550 | $275 | Jun 3, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.303(f) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1991 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 3, 1991 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Ferris site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 261 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 26 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATCO Products, Inc Ferris · 2024 | 261 | 7 | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| ATCO Products Ferris · 2018 | 200 | 6 | 1 | 3.5 | 2.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 6 reports on file.
Aug 30, 2024, Ferris: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was preparing to bend a steel tube by loading it into a computer numerical control (CNC) bender's clamping jaws. Her right middle fingertip was caught in the clamping saws, resulting in an amputation.
Dec 1, 2023, Ferris: Amputation · amputations · toes(s), toenail(s)
An employee was moving a rolling cabinet so she could clean an area. An electrical motor, stored on top of the cabinet, fell off and hit the employee on the toes of her left foot. The toes were medically amputated.
Oct 4, 2023, Ferris: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was setting up and tightening a milling machine draw bar when their right middle finger was amputated.
Oct 18, 2021, Ferris: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On October 18, 2021, an employee was bending an air conditioning line on a CNC machine and amputated their left middle finger.
Jun 9, 2021, Ferris: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee placed a part on a CNC bend machine. The employee's right middle finger went into the bend machine along with the part, resulting in an amputation.
Sep 5, 2019, Ferris: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a CNC machine when it crushed the tip of the employee's left index finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)
(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.
29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8)
(8) Interlocks. The electrical equipment shall be so interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area that the equipment cannot be operated unless the ventilation fans are in operation.
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