Dallas, Texas · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415
7inspections
30citation items
$54,081current penalties
Feb 16, 2022last inspection
OSHA has inspected First Co. 7 times in Texas since 1975.
The latest one began on Feb 16, 2022 on a referral, in Dallas.
Those inspections ended with 30 citation items: 6 serious and 24 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $82,306 and now stand at $54,081, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.
Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.217.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and First Co. averages $26,616 (2 cited inspections).
First Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $58,975 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Referral · Partial · Safety · 750 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2022
8273 Moberly Lane, Dallas, TX 75227 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 11, 2022: Employee amputates arm when caught in press brake machine
At approximately 10:45 p.m. on February 11, 2022, an employee was operating a press brake machine to bend metal. The employee's arm was caught in the press brake machine. The employee amputated the arm and was hospitalized for treatment.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343740916 OPENED JAN 28, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 800 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2019
8273 Moberly Lane, Dallas, TX 75227 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 10, 2019: Employee amputates finger when caught between sheet metal wh
At 6:45 p.m. on January 10, 2019, an employee was operating a sheet metal recoiling machine and was tightening the cut sheet metal coil prior to banding it. The employee placed his right hand onto the coil to hold down the cut end and caught his pinky between the coil and tensioning bar of the recoiler. The employee amputated his finger and was hospitalized.
Incident on Jan 18, 2019: Employee's finger is amputated by radial arm saw
At 6:20 a.m. on January 18, 2019, Employee # 1 was operating a radial arm saw that is mounted to a table. The saw was used to cut wood for building pallets. The employee had just turned off the saw and ran his hand across the table as he was turning his body. His finger came into contact with the A part of the saw blade, which not covered by the guard, and was amputated. The entry states he was not hospitalized, but he likely was.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Dallas site logged 20 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 571 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 121 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
First Co. Dallas
Dallas · 2025
571
20
2
4.0
2.4
First Co. DCEX
Dallas · 2025
126
6
1
5.0
2.4
First Co.
Dallas · 2021
966
30
0
4.5
2.4
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Feb 11, 2022, Dallas: Amputation · amputations · forearm(s)
A temporary employee was using a brake press machine. The machine crushed his right forearm, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was in a wood shop, using a table-mounted radial arm saw to cut wood for pallets. As he turned after deactivating the saw, the saw blade cut his finger, causing an amputation. The part of the blade that cut him was not guarded at the time.
On January 10, 2019, an employee was helping in the operation of a sheet metal slitting machine and was operating a sheet metal re-coiling machine. He was trying to tighten up the sheet metal coil before banding it. As the coil turned, his right pinky finger was caught in a pinch point between the coil and the tensioning bar of the re-coiler. The finger was cut about halfway through and was later…
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Apr 15, 2019 to Apr 14, 2021
Dallas
49
49
$58,975
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.
29 CFR 1910.107(i)(8)
(8) Interlocks. The electrical equipment shall be so interlocked with the ventilation of the spraying area that the equipment cannot be operated unless the ventilation fans are in operation.
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.
