OSHA has inspected Fca LLC 2 times in Texas since 2018.
The latest one began on Feb 9, 2021 on a referral, in Seguin.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 8 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $65,625 and now stand at $39,375, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Fca LLC averages $19,688 (2 cited inspections).
Fca 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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Incident on Aug 27, 2018: Employee amputates fingertips on blade
At 11:00 a.m. on August 27, 2018, Employee #1 was trying to read the model number on the dust collector. As he inserted his right hand into the dust collector opening, the weight of the saw dust rotated the paddle wheel blade. The tips of three of his fingers were amputated by the blade.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Seguin site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 37 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Seguin TX
Seguin · 2025
37
0
0
0.0
4.6
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.
(5) Stored energy. (i) Following the application of lockout or tagout devices to energy isolating devices, all potentially hazardous stored or residual energy shall be relieved, disconnected, restrained, and otherwise rendered safe.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
(15) Combs (featherboards) or suitable jigs shall be provided at the workplace for use when a standard guard cannot be used, as in dadoing, grooving, jointing, moulding, and rabbeting.
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.
