Inspection 349250027 OPENED OCT 27, 2026Open
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
OSHA has inspected Load Trail LLC 9 times in Texas since 2015.
The latest one began on Oct 27, 2026 after a complaint, in Sumner; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 17 citation items: 16 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $108,921 and now stand at $75,573, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.
Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.134.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Load Trail LLC averages $12,595 (6 cited inspections).
Load Trail LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 7 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348773375 OPENED FEB 25, 2026Open
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.28(c) · Fall protection in general industry |
Serious | $16,550 | $16,550 | Aug 7, 2026 | Open |
Inspection 347644841 OPENED JUL 22, 2024Closed
200 Heritage Parkway, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 347535064 OPENED JUN 7, 2024Closed
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $16,131 | $9,679 | Nov 5, 2024 | Final |
Inspection 345717995 OPENED JAN 10, 2022Closed
811 W Main St, Como, TX 75431 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $12,327 | $7,396 | Mar 3, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 345522528 OPENED SEP 9, 2021Closed
200 Heritage Parkway, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 7, 2021: Employee amputates two fingers in dust collector rotary valv
At 1:25 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee working as a painter for a truck trailer manufacturer was working in the powder coating booth. The employee stopped to unjam a clog in the Donaldson Torit Model TD -162 L1 Round Housing Dust Collector (Serial Number 12943997). The employee caught his right hand in the rotary valves of the collection system. The employee received medical treatment without hospitalization for an amputation to his index and middle fingers.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,653 | $8,192 | Oct 28, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 28, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 344303078 OPENED SEP 12, 2019Closed
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344273776 OPENED AUG 29, 2019Closed
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 23, 2019: Employee is struck by trailer that fell from conveyor and fr
At 7:08 a.m. on August 23, 2019, Employee # 1 was installing a hydraulic cylinder under a trailer. The trailer was suspended from an overhead trolley system. A bolt on the trolley broke and the trailer fell from the overhead trolley conveyor system and struck Employee # 1. He suffered fractures of three ribs and a skull fracture. He was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,260 | $7,956 | Jan 7, 2020 | Final |
1 older inspection
Inspection 340609601 OPENED MAY 5, 2015Closed
220 Fm 2216, Sumner, TX 75486 · Truck Trailer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,900 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.107(h)(12) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,900 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(vi) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,500 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,500 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $6,000 | $4,500 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,500 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6c 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 23, 2015 | 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 2024, the Sumner site logged 28 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 450 workers: 6.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 162 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Load Trail Sumner Sumner · 2024 | 450 | 28 | 5 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
| Load Trail Sulphur Springs Sulphur Springs · 2024 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| Load Trail Como Como · 2024 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| Load Trail Sumner · 2022 | 688 | 52 | 9 | 13.2 | 5.2 |
| Load Trail LLC Sumner · 2018 | 522 | 36 | 1 | 8.2 | 5.2 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 7 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
May 22, 2024, Sumner: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was operating a plasma cutting machine when his feet were crushed between the track and the gantry of the machine. He was hospitalized for a fractured right ankle.
Feb 13, 2024, Sumner: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a trailer that was resting on a sawhorse back into the weld area. His hands were on the sawhorse while pushing. The sawhorse stopped moving and the trailer shifted catching his hand in a pinch point between the trailer and the sawhorse. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right little finger.
Mar 9, 2023, Sumner: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
Employees were installing a removable jack onto the front of a trailer. The injured employee was aligning the bolt holes as the jack was being pushed into position. As the jack slid into place, his right index fingertip was amputated.
Feb 11, 2022, Sumner: Hospitalization · fractures and dislocations · ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c.
An employee was in the assembly warehouse taking a count of palletized product. Fender backs (raw material used in making finished product) slid off a pallet onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee sustained a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle.
Sep 7, 2021, Sulphur Springs: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was investigating a possible malfunction in a vacuum cleaner system for removing powder paint from paint booths. While his right hand was in the discharge outlet of a rotary airlock valve on a dust collector, the blade inside the valve caught his glove and pulled his hand further in. He suffered partial amputations to two fingers, losing half of each one.
Aug 23, 2019, Sumner: Hospitalization · fractures · head and trunk
An employee was installing a cylinder underneath a trailer when a bolt on the conveyor came off and the trailer's back end came down and struck the employee. The employee suffered a fractured skull and broken ribs.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1000 · Air contaminants
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)
(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing
29 CFR 1910.107(h)(12)
(12) Fire protection. All areas used for spraying, including the interior of the booth, shall be protected by automatic sprinklers where this protection is available. Where this protection is not available, other approved automatic extinguishing equipment shall be provided.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety
29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other truck trailer manufacturing employers in Texas
- Maxey Trailers MFG., Inc. Brookston · 2 citations · $16,594
- Toyotetsu Texas, Inc. San Antonio · 1 citation · $4,200
- Modineer Group Decatur · 1 citation · $7,094
- Red Barn Trailers El Paso · 5 citations · $10,000
- Diamond C Trailer, LLC Mount Pleasant · 6 citations · $28,842
- Gooseneck Trailer MFG, Co., Inc. Bryan · 20 citations · $10,135
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.