Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Novolex in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 24, 2022 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Carrollton.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $14,502 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Novolex averages $7,251 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Novolex also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 346039522 OPENED JUN 24, 2022Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 167 employees at the site · Closed Oct 12, 2022
1440 Lemay Drive Ste. 110, Carrollton, TX 75007 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 23, 2022 (fatal): Employee is killed when crushed by flexible intermediate bul
At 6:10 p.m. on June 23, 2022, an employee was operating a forklift in a warehouse. The warehouse had recently received an order of resin pellets, contained in Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container (FBIC) bag. There were two FBICs with one stacked on the other, each weighing approximately 2,000 pounds. The employee's forklift tore open the FBIC on the bottom of the stack, causing the resin pellets to pour out of the bag. As the pellets emptied, the FBIC on top was no longer supported and slid off and crushed the employee. The employee was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $14,502 | $14,502 | Sep 26, 2022 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Carrollton site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 154 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 40 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
