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Glidepath, LLC.: OSHA inspections and violations

Arlington, Texas · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333922

1inspections
2citation items
$10,000current penalties
Nov 21, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Glidepath, LLC. once in Texas.

The inspection began on Nov 21, 2017 on a referral, in Arlington.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,956 and now stand at $10,000, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Glidepath, LLC. averages $10,000 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Glidepath, LLC.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342785839 OPENED NOV 21, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 110 employees at the site · Closed Mar 21, 2018

2241 S. Watson Road, Arlington, TX 76010 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 10, 2017: Employee's forearm is fractured when caught between rollers

At 12:30 a.m. on November 10, 2017, Employee #1 was testing a conveyor with its motor was running. As Employee #1 placed his right hand between the two rollers of the conveyor, his forearm was caught by the rollers and pulled into the conveyor. Employee #1 sustained crushing injuries and fractures to his forearm, which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$11,641$6,500Feb 15, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$8,315$3,500Feb 15, 2018Final

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.

Nov 13, 2017, Arlington: Hospitalization · fractures · forearm(s)

An employee was testing a motor when his right hand entered the rollers resulting in a crushed and fractured forearm. The motor was running at the time.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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.

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