Firestone Polymers, LLC has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1994.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 10, 2018 on a referral, in Orange.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 18 citation items: 10 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $52,689 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $36,465, down 31%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (12 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Firestone Polymers, LLC averages $27,940 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Firestone Polymers, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343078903 OPENED APR 10, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Health · 180 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2018
5713 Fm 1006, Orange, TX 77630 · Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 28, 2018: Two employees are caught in a flash fire and are hospitalize
At 12:30 p.m. on March 28, 2019, two employees were trying to determine how to unplug an excess sampling line when a flash fire ignited due to a leaking valve. The employee suffered burns to his hands and face. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,985 | Sep 24, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,985 | Sep 24, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,986 | Sep 24, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 24, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 |
Serious | $11,641 | $6,985 | Sep 24, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Orange site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 170 workers: 4.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 235 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Mar 28, 2018, Orange: Hospitalization · chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Two employees were collecting a catalyst sample from a tank when the chemicals splashed them. They were hospitalized with burns on their face and hands.
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.
