Inspection 347288128 OPENED FEB 14, 2024Closed
175 South Business Hwy 281, Encino, TX 78353 · Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected King Ranch, Inc. 4 times in Texas since 2013.
The latest one began on Feb 14, 2024 on a referral, in Encino.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,238 and now stand at $11,373, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and King Ranch, Inc. averages $7,373 (1 cited inspection).
King Ranch, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 344990932 OPENED OCT 22, 2020Closed
12 Miles East Fm2045, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Cotton Ginning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 19, 2020: Employee degloves, lacerates hand when caught in gin lint cl
At 12:15 a.m. on October 19, 2020, an employee working as a farm worker for a cotton gin was operating the cotton gin lint cleaner. The feeding shaft on the cotton lint cleaner has sharp teeth. The employee placed his hand too close to the rolling shaft and caught his right hand in the sharp teeth. The employee degloved and lacerated his hand, requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)(iii) · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins |
Serious | $12,288 | $7,373 | Mar 25, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 341009306 OPENED OCT 21, 2015Closed
East Fm 2045, Kingsville, TX 78363 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 339468464 OPENED OCT 30, 2013Closed
16075 Alameda, Fabens, TX 79838 · Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $5,100 | $3,600 | Dec 18, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $850 | $400 | Dec 18, 2013 | 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 2022, the Kingsville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 21 workers: 3.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.5 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Ranch South Texas Farm Kingsville · 2022 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.5 |
| King Ranch Santa Gertrudis Heritage Club Kingsville · 2022 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| King Ranch South Texas Farm - Gin Kingsville · 2022 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Santa Gertrudis Kingsville · 2020 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
| KR SGHS - Feed Yard/Mill Kingsville · 2020 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
| Saddle Shop Kingsville · 2020 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Visitors Management Kingsville · 2020 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| KR SGHS Kingsville · 2019 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Sep 23, 2025, Kingsville: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
An employee was in a cow pen, freeing a heifer that was stuck in the bottom cable of the pen fence. Once the heifer became untangled and returned to her feet, she charged at the employee and headbutted his lower left leg from behind. He suffered a compound fracture to the tibia and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
Feb 12, 2024, Encino: Hospitalization · nonfatal 'crushing' injuries · other finger(s) n.e.c.
Two employees were hooking up a hydro excavation trailer to clean out water troughs. The injured employee was guiding employee 2 while she was backing up the truck to the trailer. The injured employee then began lowering the jack of the trailer to connect the trailer to the ball hitch on the truck. The trailer would not come down onto the ball hitch. The injured employee was manually adjusting…
May 9, 2022, Kingsville: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee tried to mount a horse and was bucked off. The employee struck his head on the ground and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
Oct 19, 2020, Kingsville: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · hand(s), unspecified
Employees had shut down and locked out a cotton gin lint cleaner to clean it. An employee entered the lint cleaner and his glove was caught by the teeth of the cleaner. His glove was pulled off and the employee sustained a de-gloving injury to the top of the right hand.
Nov 30, 2015, Kingsville: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · knee(s)
An employee stepped out onto the damp porch, slipped, and fell injuring her left knee.
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)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3)
(3) Sprockets and chains. All sprocket wheels and chains shall be enclosed unless they are more than seven (7) feet above the floor or platform. Where the drive extends over other machine or working areas, protection against falling shall be provided. This subparagraph does not apply to manually operated sprockets.
29 CFR 1928.57 · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(6)(iii)
(iii) Stop engine, disconnect the power source, and wait for all machine movement to stop before servicing, adjusting, cleaning, or unclogging the equipment, except where the machine must be running to be properly serviced or maintained, in which case the employer shall instruct employees as to all steps and procedures which are necessary to safely service or maintain the equipment;
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.