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Kager Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

Fredericksburg, Texas · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · NAICS 332439

3inspections
5citation items
$4,781current penalties
Jun 8, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Kager Industries 3 times in Texas since 1995.

The latest one began on Jun 8, 2017 as a planned inspection, in Fredericksburg.

Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $7,968 and now stand at $4,781, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Kager Industries averages $4,781 (1 cited inspection).

Kager Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342383791 OPENED JUN 8, 2017Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2017

3168 N. Hwy 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · Forging and Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,622$2,173Jul 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Jul 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,173$1,304Jul 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Jul 12, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$2,173$1,304Jul 12, 2017Final

Inspection 312847999 OPENED FEB 26, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2009

3168 N Highway 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · Other Metal Container Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 123582488 OPENED JUN 6, 1995Closed

Planned · No inspection · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jun 6, 1995

2miles North Hwy 16, Fredericksburg, TX 78624 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

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.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

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