Since 1996, OSHA inspectors have visited Interceramic Inc. in Texas 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 2, 2021 on a referral, in Garland.
In all, OSHA issued 27 citation items: 24 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $70,778; today they stand at $42,617, 40% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Interceramic Inc. averages $7,096 across 2 cited inspections.
Interceramic Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345339709 OPENED JUN 2, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 600 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 2021
2333 S. Jupiter Road, Garland, TX 75041 · Clay Building Material and Refractories Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 26, 2021: Employee is pinned by moving bin and sustains broken ribs
At 8:30 p.m. on May 26, 2021, an employee was using a hand tool to clear an actuator when he activated the actuator, causing a bin to move forward and pin him between the bin and a column of equipment. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,653 | $8,192 | Sep 29, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 342335361 OPENED MAY 18, 2017Closed
Planned · No inspection · Health · 2 employees at the site · Closed May 18, 2017
1209 E Jasmine Ave Suite A, Mcallen, TX 78501 · Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Garland site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 173 workers: 4.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 41 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
May 26, 2021, Garland: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was operating a dryer kiln when an alarm went off indicating that one of the two limit switches of the centering device control was not functioning properly. In order to reach the centering device control limit switch, the employee used a rod and kneeled down stretching his body/hand forward between the dryer exit and a column of an unloader machine. The employee's body was caught…
Sep 10, 2020, Garland: Hospitalization · fractures · pelvis
An employee was pushing a tile cart that was on an automated track into a dryer. The employee got caught between two carts and was struck by a cart. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
Jul 9, 2020, Garland: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the top of a 19-foot tank. The top gave way and he fell to the bottom, suffering fractures to a lower-back vertebra and four toes on the right foot.
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.
