Inspection 345126155 OPENED FEB 1, 2021Closed
8300 High Level Rd., Houston, TX 77029 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Hansen Mueller, Inc 2 times in Texas since 2020.
The latest one began on Feb 1, 2021 to follow up on an earlier case, in Houston.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $12,145 and now stand at $9,716, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,560, and Hansen Mueller, Inc averages $9,716 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Hansen Mueller, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344859848 OPENED JUL 29, 2020Closed
8300 High Level Rd., Houston, TX 77029 · Farm Product Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 28, 2020 (fatal): Employee dies after grain loading and unloading
At 2:00 p.m. on July 28, 2020, an employee was working on the bin deck floor performing his assigned duties of sorting grains. The employee radioed that he needed to step out to get air and proceeded down the man lift. He was later found on his knees in the man lift and was helped outside by fellow coworkers. Once outside, he stopped breathing and CPR was administered. He later died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $12,145 | $9,716 | Oct 8, 2020 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Houston site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX Houston · 2021 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Houston Facility- Port Elevator Houston · 2017 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Mar 30, 2015, Houston: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · hip(s)
On March 30, 2015, at approximately 3:05 PM, an employee that was directing plant operations climbed on a moving railcar. The employee got crushed between the ladder of the railcar and the bollard and was hospitalized with severe hip injuries.
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.
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