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Forged Components, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Navasota, Texas · Iron and Steel Forging · NAICS 332111

4inspections
12citation items
$37,305current penalties
Sep 14, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Forged Components, Inc. 4 times in Texas since 2004.

The latest one began on Sep 14, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Houston.

Those inspections ended with 12 citation items: 7 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $37,665 and now stand at $37,305, 1% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Forged Components, Inc. averages $30,115 (1 cited inspection).

Forged Components, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Forged Components, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346220726 OPENED SEP 14, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 41 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2025

8881 Hempstead Road, Houston, TX 77008 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Other-than-serious$7,925$7,925Nov 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$6,340$6,340Nov 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$7,925$7,925Nov 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 14, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.218(f)(2)(i) · Forging machines
 Serious$7,925$7,925Nov 14, 2022Final

Inspection 333876423 OPENED APR 11, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 66 employees at the site · Closed Apr 11, 2012

9533 Fm 379, Navasota, TX 77868 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 314426610 OPENED JUL 16, 2010Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2010

9533 Fm 379 Road, Navasota, TX 77686 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements
 Serious$1,400$1,400Oct 26, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$1,750$1,750Oct 26, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,750$1,750Oct 26, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Oct 26, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,750$1,750Oct 26, 2010Closed

Inspection 306568874 OPENED APR 14, 2004Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Jul 9, 2004

14527 Smith Rd., Humble, TX 77396 · Nonferrous Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$900$540May 7, 2004Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Humble site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 119 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Forged Components, Inc.
Humble · 2024
119 403.54.0
Forged Components INC
Humble · 2017
211 210.62.7
FCI-Navasota
Navasota · 2017
92 15311.82.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)

(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2)

(2) Deep breathing. In a normal standing position, the subject shall breathe slowly and deeply, taking caution so as not to hyperventilate.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.218 · Forging machines

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other iron and steel forging employers in Texas

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