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Cox Container, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Troy, Alabama · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · NAICS 326160

4inspections
27citation items
$13,656current penalties
Mar 31, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Cox Container, LLC 4 times in Alabama since 2010.

The latest one began on Mar 31, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Troy.

Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 21 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $20,500 and now stand at $13,656, 33% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Cox Container, LLC averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Cox Container, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Cox Container, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341364263 OPENED MAR 31, 2016Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · 64 employees at the site · Closed Apr 8, 2016

100 Holmes Street, Troy, AL 36079 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340733047 OPENED JUN 24, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 58 employees at the site · Closed Sep 15, 2015

100 Holmes Street, Troy, AL 36079 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 7, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 7, 2015Final

Inspection 337617427 OPENED NOV 27, 2012Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 53 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2013

100 Holmes Street, Troy, AL 36079 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314354333 OPENED APR 15, 2010Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Jul 10, 2012

100 Holmes Street, Troy, AL 36079 · Plastics Bottle Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(2) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(ib) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$1,225$858Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 9b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$2,500$1,750Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.254(c)(9)(iii) · Arc welding and cutting
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$525$368Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 15
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 16
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iiia) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$875$613Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 17
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$700$490Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 18
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$525$368Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 19
29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i) · Safeguards for personnel protection
Serious$2,500$1,750Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 20
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9) · Hazard communication
Serious$525$368Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$500$350Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$500$0Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1) · Injury and illness log
Other-than-serious$500$0Jun 15, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(h) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 15, 2010Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2017, the Troy site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 65 workers: 8.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Cox Container, LLC
Troy · 2017
65 518.02.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1)

(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9)

(9) The employer shall not remove or deface existing labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals, unless the container is immediately marked with the required information.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)

(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.254 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.335 · Safeguards for personnel protection

Other plastics bottle manufacturing employers in Alabama

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