Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Norstar Trailers, LLC in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 26, 2019 on a referral, in Brookston.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $23,282; today they stand at $13,969, 40% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Norstar Trailers, LLC averages $13,969 across 1 cited inspection.
Norstar Trailers, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 18, 2019: Employee incurs heat-related illness
At approximately 3:00 p.m. on July 18, 2019, an employee was working as a welder. The employee began working in a non-climate controlled metal building. The employee was working the fourth day of his four-day workweek. Sometime around 11 a.m. or 12 p.m. the employee began experiencing cramps. The employee drank water and took several breaks in the supervisor's air-conditioned container building to cool off. Sometime after 2:30 p.m., the employee's cramps became severe. A foreman transported the employee to the front office on a mule utility vehicle. Emergency medical services transported the employee to the hospital. The employee was hospitalized for two nights and then released.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343219895 OPENED JUN 11, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 210 employees at the site · Closed Nov 19, 2018
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Brookston site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 271 workers: 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Norstar Trailers LLC
Brookston · 2025
271
2
1
0.7
5.2
Norstar Trailers, LLC
Brookston · 2021
390
22
2
6.9
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. 2 reports on file.
Jul 18, 2019, Brookston: Hospitalization · heat exhaustion, prostration · body systems
An employee suffered leg cramps due to heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
May 30, 2018, Brookston: Hospitalization · electrocutions, electric shocks · body systems
An employee was working on a junction box when an arc flash or electrical shock occurred, injuring the employee.
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.
(a) General. Safety-related work practices shall be employed to prevent electric shock or other injuries resulting from either direct or indirect electrical contacts, when work is performed near or on equipment or circuits which are or may be energized. The specific safety-related work practices shall be consistent with the nature and extent of the associated electrical hazards.
Other truck trailer manufacturing employers in Texas
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.
