Center, Texas · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333415
1inspections
1citation items
$6,350current penalties
Jun 22, 2017last inspection
OSHA inspectors have visited Portacool, LLC in Texas one time.
It opened on Jun 22, 2017 on a referral, in Center.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $12,675; today they stand at $6,350, 50% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Portacool, LLC averages $6,350 across 1 cited inspection.
Portacool, 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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Referral · Partial · Safety · 357 employees at the site · Closed Nov 17, 2017
711 Fm 2468, Center, TX 75935 · Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 16, 2017: Employee is struck by robot on a conveyor system and fractur
At approximately 7:00 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Employee #1 was watching a maintenance worker repair a sensor on an automatic robotic conveyor system located in Zone Number 2. He was in Zone Number 3 and standing in front of another robotic conveyor system when the robot struck him in his back. The robot caught and pinned him against the conveyor and fractured at least six of his ribs. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent treatment on the rib fractures and was then hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Center site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 140 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 120 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Portacool, LLC
Center · 2024
140
3
1
0.2
2.4
Portacool LLC
Center · 2023
307
12
1
3.0
2.4
Plant Facility
Center · 2020
394
15
1
3.7
2.7
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.
Apr 12, 2021, Center: Hospitalization · cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages · brain
The doors on an oven blew open and struck an employee in the head. The employee developed a blood clot in the head.
Jun 16, 2017, Center: Hospitalization · fractures · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee entered an area with a conveyor when a robot sensor activated and pinned the employee between the robot and conveyor, breaking six ribs. The area was guarded at the time.
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 air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment 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.
