OSHA has inspected Display Source Alliance LLC 2 times in Texas since 2016.
The latest one began on Nov 2, 2016 on a referral, in Mesquite.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $51,575 and now stand at $32,974, 36% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Display Source Alliance LLC averages $16,487 (2 cited inspections).
Display Source Alliance LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Mesquite site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 130 workers: 5.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 97 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Display Source Alliance,LLC
Mesquite · 2017
130
8
1
5.9
3.3
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Oct 27, 2016, Mesquite: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
Employee was operating a brake press when she placed her fingers in the press brake die opening during the downward stroke of the ram and amputated three fingertips on her left hand.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
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.
