Las Cruces, New Mexico · Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332618
Engineered Wire Products has 2 OSHA inspections on record in New Mexico, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 19, 2017 on a referral, in Las Cruces.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $23,000 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Engineered Wire Products averages $11,500 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Engineered Wire Products also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company505 Venture Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88007 · Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,000 | $9,000 | Mar 27, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,000 | $9,000 | Mar 27, 2018 | Final |
505 Venture Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88007 · Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 9, 2017: Employee is injured when leg gets caught in automated weldin
At 7:30 a.m. on February 9, 2017, an employee was repairing an automated welding machine (model number: MG201). While working on the equipment, he inadvertently stepped onto the equipment's metal feeder that was moving and got one of his legs caught. His skin was pulled from his leg from the knee to the ankle, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | May 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(e)(3) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | May 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 15, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 15, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Las Cruces site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 40 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWP Las Cruces New Mexico Las Cruces · 2020 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Engineered Wire Product Las Cruces · 2016 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 5.7 | 3.3 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)
(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2)(i)
(2) Employees. (i) The work area shall be checked to ensure that all employees have been safely positioned or removed.
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.