OSHA inspectors have visited Aurora Plastics, LLC in Texas one time.
It opened on Sep 5, 2024 on a referral, in Pasadena and is still open.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $23,508; today they stand at $18,806, 20% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Aurora Plastics, LLC averages $18,806 across 1 cited inspection.
Aurora Plastics, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $11,754 | $9,403 | Jan 2, 2025 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,754 | $9,403 | Jan 2, 2025 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Pasadena site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 38 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 15 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Plant Pasadena · 2024 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 | 1.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 24, 2024, Pasadena: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was clearing strips of plastic that had jammed in a dicer. The blade caught the employee's cut-resistant glove, pulling their hand into the cutter and amputating the tips of their right ring and little fingers. The fingertips were reattached at the hospital.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(5)(i)
(5) Stored energy. (i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe.
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