Since 1994, OSHA inspectors have visited Equalizer, Inc. in Texas 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 18, 2020 to follow up on an earlier case, in Waco.
In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 9 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,819; today they stand at $17,000, 41% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.146 (permit-required confined spaces), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Equalizer, Inc. averages $8,500 across 2 cited inspections.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343179891 OPENED MAY 23, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2018
2746 Old Dallas Road P. O. Box 6178, Waco, TX 76715 · Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 14, 2018: Employee falls from ladder while working in a tank and is ho
At 4:30 p.m. on May 14, 2018, an employee was working in a tank and fell from a ladder. The employee was hospitalized with several fractured ribs and skull as well as internal bruising.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,100 | Jun 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,100 | Jun 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,100 | Jun 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $2,956 | $1,700 | Jun 11, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $5,174 | $3,000 | Jun 11, 2018 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 14, 2018, Waco: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · head and trunk
An employee was using a ladder to enter and clean a liquid fertilizer tank when he fell. He sustained a cracked skull, broken ribs, and bruised organs, requiring hospitalization.
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.