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North Gin, Ltd: OSHA inspections and violations

Dimmitt, Texas · Cotton Ginning · NAICS 115111

1inspections
1citation items
$5,432current penalties
Feb 15, 2018last inspection

North Gin, Ltd has one OSHA inspection on record in Texas.

OSHA opened it on Feb 15, 2018 on a referral, in Dimmitt.

From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

OSHA proposed $9,054 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,432, down 40%.

For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. North Gin, Ltd averages $5,432 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

North Gin, Ltd also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

North Gin, Ltd: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342954500 OPENED FEB 15, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2018

1320 N Us 385, Dimmitt, TX 79027 · Cotton Ginning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 10, 2018: Employee falls through floor and fractures both wrists when

At 1:00 p.m. on February 10, 2018, an employee was clearing a jam and had gotten on top of a platform. The employee fell through the floor and struck the floor underneath, fracturing both wrists. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$9,054$5,432Jul 24, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2022, the Dimmitt site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 15 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
North Gin, Ltd
Dimmitt · 2022
15 000.02.9
Cotton Gin
Dimmitt · 2016
30 000.02.9

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Feb 10, 2018, Dimmitt: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s)

An employee climbed up onto a press, lost his grip, and fell while pulling a piece of cotton from the press breaking both wrists.

The rules behind these citations

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

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

Other cotton ginning employers in Texas

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