Since 2017, OSHA inspectors have visited Cactus Operating, LLC in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 15, 2018 on a referral, in Stratford.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $1,500 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Cactus Operating, LLC averages $1,500 across 1 cited inspection.
Cactus Operating, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Mar 10, 2018: Employee is driving an atv and struck a metal frame and frac
At 4:30 p.m. on March 10, 2018, an employee was operating a John Deere Gator ATV in dark and dusty conditions. The employee ran the ATV into a metal frame and hit his head against the frame, fracturing the orbital bones around his eye and skull. The employee was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342254737 OPENED APR 17, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 54 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2017
Incident on Apr 7, 2017: Employee catches hand in grain hopper and amputates three fi
At approximately 5:00 a.m. on April 7, 2017, Employee #1 was cleaning a grain hopper on a mill steam roll machine. As he cleaned the hopper for approximately 10 minutes, he slipped forward and his hand entered the running machine. The machine's guard caught his hand and amputated three of his fingertips. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he received treatment and was then hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Stratford site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 80 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Stratford Feedyard
Stratford · 2022
80
4
0
4.1
4.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
May 1, 2021, Stratford: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was operating the batcher and mixing feed from the mill office when their left arm was caught in the automatic gate of the machine. The employee sustained a broken left arm and a laceration.
Mar 10, 2018, Stratford: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple head locations
An employee was operating an ATV in dusty, dark conditions when he ran into a pipe. He was thrown from the ATV and hit his head, cracking his skull and fracturing the orbital bones around his eye. A seat belt was not worn at the time of the incident.
(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.
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.
