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Fiberco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Worth, Texas · Nonwoven Fabric Mills · NAICS 313230

3inspections
12citation items
$9,627current penalties
Nov 4, 2024last inspection

Since 1990, OSHA inspectors have visited Fiberco, Inc. in Texas 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Nov 4, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Fort Worth.

In all, OSHA issued 12 citation items: 10 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $16,045; today they stand at $9,627, 40% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,874 penalty. Fiberco, Inc. averages $8,937 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Fiberco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1990 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347863235 OPENED NOV 4, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Jan 7, 2026

3629 East 1st Street, Fort Worth, TX 76111 · Nonwoven Fabric Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 1, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies of multiple trauma when pulled into carding ma

At 10:00 a.m. on November 1, 2024, an employee working for a staffing agency was cleaning around the equipment at a client site using compressed air. The employee crawled under a carding machine when the hood of his shirt was pulled into the rotating parts. The employee died from multiple trauma.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,965$2,979May 1, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,965$2,979May 1, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$4,965$2,979May 1, 2025Final

Inspection 103367330 OPENED MAR 5, 1991Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 1991

1300 Eden Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76117 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 103366035 OPENED NOV 19, 1990Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 1991

1300 Eden Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76117 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$250$150Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$200$120Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$250$150Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$200$120Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$250$150Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 2, 1991Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 2, 1991Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)

(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

29 CFR 1910.1043 · Cotton dust

29 CFR 1910.1043(h)(1)(i)

(h) Calculate the flow rate and compare against the flow of 7.4±0.2 liters/minute. If flow is between these limits, perform calibration again, average results, and record orifice number and flow rate. If flow is not within these limits, discard or modify orifice and repeat procedure;

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.262 · Textiles

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