Normex: OSHA Violations and Fines, Roswell NM

OSHA inspectors have visited Normex in New Mexico one time.

It opened on Nov 1, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Roswell.

In all, OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $3,100 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.132 (personal protective equipment, general requirements), 3 times.

Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Normex averages $3,100 across 1 cited inspection.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Normex: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342771714 OPENED NOV 1, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 30, 2018

1906 Sminole, Roswell, NM 88202 · Tree Nut Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 30, 2017 (fatal): Employee falls from ladder and is killed

At 1:15 p.m. on October 30, 2017, an employee was standing on an over head beam trying to fit a metal vent into place. The employee either fell from the beam or fell from the ladder onto a concrete slab. The employee was killed due to internal injuries from fall.

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(9) · Ladders in general industry	Serious	$1,000	$1,000	Apr 25, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$2,000	$2,000	Apr 25, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 25, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements	Serious	$0	$0	Apr 25, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks	Other-than-serious	$100	$100	Apr 25, 2018	Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)

(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iii)

(iii) How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE;

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

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.

Normex: OSHA inspections and violations