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Mooreco, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Temple, Texas · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · NAICS 337127

13inspections
33citation items
$270,953current penalties
Sep 1, 2022last inspection

Mooreco, Inc. has 13 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Sep 1, 2022 on a referral, in Temple.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 33 citation items: 24 serious, 7 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $461,511 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $270,953, down 41%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (11 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Mooreco, Inc. averages $32,519 over 8 cited inspections in that time.

Mooreco, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

Mooreco, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346191943 OPENED SEP 1, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Jan 11, 2023

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$10,360$6,216Nov 14, 2022Final

Inspection 346192594 OPENED SEP 1, 2022Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 283 employees at the site · Closed Sep 6, 2022

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345265169 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 258 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2023

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$10,728$5,364Oct 20, 2021Final

Inspection 345265219 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 258 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2021

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 345265276 OPENED APR 20, 2021Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 258 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2023

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$13,653$6,826Oct 20, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$75,092$37,546Oct 20, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$75,092$37,546Oct 20, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$75,092$37,546Oct 20, 2021Final

Inspection 344571021 OPENED JAN 22, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2020

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 7, 2020: Employee fractures ankle in fall from ladder

At 7:00 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was performing maintenance on a breaker box when he misjudged the rungs left on ladder, miss-stepped, and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right ankle.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$1,000$600Jan 22, 2020Final

Inspection 344322458 OPENED SEP 18, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 180 employees at the site · Closed Oct 29, 2019

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$5,115$3,069Oct 17, 2019Final

Inspection 342896867 OPENED JAN 24, 2018Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 199 employees at the site · Closed Jul 10, 2019

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$8,315$4,158May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$0$0May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,315$4,158May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$8,315$4,158May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$4,989$2,494May 23, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations
Serious$8,315$4,158May 23, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$16,630$8,315May 23, 2018Final
5 older inspections

Inspection 342912888 OPENED JAN 24, 2018Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 140 employees at the site · Closed Jan 26, 2018

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340842624 OPENED AUG 3, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 330 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 2016

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$5,500$4,400Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,400$3,520Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$0$0Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.136(a) · Foot protection
Serious$4,400$3,520Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Repeat$16,500$13,200Nov 12, 2015Final

Inspection 340645183 OPENED MAY 18, 2015Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 170 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2016

2885 Lorraine Avenue, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$7,000$5,600Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,400$3,520Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$3,300$2,640Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$38,500$30,800Nov 12, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Repeat$38,500$30,800Nov 12, 2015Final

Inspection 340121110 OPENED DEC 5, 2014Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 180 employees at the site · Closed Dec 8, 2014

2885 Lorraine Ave, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 339654519 OPENED MAR 27, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 2014

2885 Lorraine Ave, Temple, TX 76501 · Institutional Furniture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(c) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$5,400$3,240Jul 30, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 30, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Jul 30, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 1d
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$0$0Jul 30, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$3,780Jul 30, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$6,300$3,780Jul 30, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Temple site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 300 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
MooreCo inc
Temple · 2025
300 000.03.3
2885 MooreCo Inc.
Temple · 2024
185 000.03.7
2501 MooreCo Inc.
Temple · 2024
22 105.73.7
MooreCo Inc.
Temple · 2023
209 000.03.7
2885 Lorraine Ave
Temple · 2019
226 1547.13.7
2501 Warehouse
Temple · 2019
30 103.03.7
2885-Best Rite - Temple
Temple · 2018
226 1788.03.3
2501
Temple · 2018
30 216.93.3

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.

Aug 25, 2022, Temple: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

Two employees were inspecting a cane saw machine for improper operations. During the inspection process, the machine was turned on and one of the employees sustained amputation of their right index, middle, and ring fingers and a partial amputation of the right little finger.

Jan 7, 2020, Temple: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)

An employee was descending a 4-foot ladder when he fell to the ground and his legs became twisted in the bottom two rungs. He suffered a fracture to the right ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.

Sep 17, 2018, Temple: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was using an electric miter saw to cut aluminum extrusion frame parts for a bulletin board cabinet. He began to pull a remnant piece of the extrusion from the saw to place in a recycling barrel. The end of the extrusion inside the saw was grabbed by the spinning saw blade and pulled into the machine. The blade lacerated his right index finger, which was medically amputated between the…

May 14, 2015, Temple: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.

An employee was cleaning the rollers of a Walco glue applicator and applying cellophane when his sleeve got caught. The machine pulled his right arm into the rollers, causing a degloving injury to the skin on his wrist and shoulder.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Aug 30, 2023 to Sep 18, 2023
TEMPLE
40$0$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii)

(ii) The label for bulk shipments of hazardous chemicals must be on the immediate container, transmitted with the shipping papers or the bills of lading, or, with the agreement of the receiving entity, transmitted by technological or electronic means so that it is immediately available to workers in printed form on the receiving end of shipment.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.136 · Foot protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other institutional furniture manufacturing employers in Texas

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