OSHA has inspected Coil Processors, LLC once in Texas.
The inspection began on May 6, 2019 on a referral, in Dallas.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $27,279 and now stand at $16,367, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
Overhead and gantry cranes comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.179.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Coil Processors, LLC averages $16,367 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343984258 OPENED MAY 6, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2019
1401 W. Commerce St., Dallas, TX 75208 · Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 22, 2019: Employee is crushed moving sheet metal coil with crane
At 4:00 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was moving a 32,000 pound steel coil with a Deshazo 30-ton overhead crane when the employee was caught in-between the coil he was moving with the crane and a stationary coil on the floor of the warehouse which was in storage. The employee was hospitalized with cracked vertebra and internal bleeding.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $10,229 | $6,137 | Jun 28, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $8,525 | $5,115 | Jun 28, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $8,525 | $5,115 | Jun 28, 2019 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 24, 2022, Dallas: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
A machine operator was cutting metal coils. He had reached in to fix an issue and was pulling a piece back when his right middle and ring fingers were crushed between the side wall and the disc separator. Both fingertips were amputated.
Apr 22, 2019, Dallas: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple trunk locations
An employee was lifting and moving a coil with an overhead crane. He was crushed between the coil he was lifting and another coil, suffering a cracked vertebra and internal bleeding.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
