Since 1985, OSHA inspectors have visited Polyguard Products, LLC in Texas 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on May 21, 2015 on a referral, in Ennis.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $6,300 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Polyguard Products, LLC averages $6,300 across 1 cited inspection.
Polyguard Products, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Texas · latest 90 days of OSHA records
391employers cited
Get notified the morning OSHA posts each new citation in Texas: the employer, the site address, the rules broken and the penalty.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Ennis site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 60 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Polyguard Products 3801 & 4101
Ennis · 2021
60
0
0
0.0
2.0
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.
May 13, 2015, Ennis: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee operating the roll machine inadvertently put his hand in the roller, which rolled him into the machine and broke his left arm, ribs, and hand.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other asphalt shingle and coating materials manufacturing employers in Texas
Alert subscribers get notified of each newly cited employer in Texas the morning it is posted. See the alert plans.
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.