Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Manner Polymers, Inc. in Texas 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 28, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Mc Kinney.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $13,524; today they stand at $7,932, 41% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Manner Polymers, Inc. averages $3,266 across 2 cited inspections.
Manner Polymers, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company500 Interchange Street, Mc Kinney, TX 75071 · Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.10(a) · Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss |
Other-than-serious | $1,294 | $1,294 | Nov 27, 2018 | Final |
500 Interchange Street, Mckinney, TX 75071 · Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins · 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 | $8,730 | $5,238 | Dec 8, 2016 | Final |
500 Interchange Street, Mc Kinney, TX 75071 · Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $3,500 | $1,400 | Apr 28, 2014 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Mckinney site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 3.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 8 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manner Polymers Mckinney · 2024 | 75 | 3 | 2 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 24, 2016, Mc Kinney: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was unjamming the Gayler, slipped, and caught his left hand in the blades resulting in amputation of four fingers below the knuckle and the thumb tip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.10(a)
(a) Basic requirement. If an employee's hearing test (audiogram) reveals that the employee has experienced a work-related Standard Threshold Shift (STS) in hearing in one or both ears, and the employee's total hearing level is 25 decibels (dB) or more above audiometric zero (averaged at 2000, 3000, and 4000 Hz) in the same ear(s) as the STS, you must record the case on the OSHA 300 Log.
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 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a)
(A) As a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure;
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.