Precision Textiles Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Totowa, New Jersey · Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills · NAICS 313310
3inspections
6citation items
$53,628current penalties
Jan 23, 2020last inspection
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Precision Textiles Inc. in New Jersey 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 23, 2020 on a referral, in Totowa.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 repeat.
The proposed penalties came to $83,574; today they stand at $53,628, 36% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Precision Textiles Inc. averages $26,814 across 2 cited inspections.
Precision Textiles Inc. 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.
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Incident on Jan 22, 2020: Employee amputates thumb in energized textile machine
At 11:00 p.m. on January 22, 2020, an employee had opened the door to check the belt tension on the motor of a Hi Loft Textile Machine. The employee reached into the machine unaware that the motor was still running and caught his right hand in pinch point of the pulley. The employee amputated his thumb and incurred nerve damage in his index and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Totowa site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 224 workers: 8.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 100 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Precision Textiles LLC`
Totowa · 2019
224
5
3
8.8
2.6
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.
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley at the in-running nip point, resulting in a thumb amputation and palm laceration.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i)
(4) Lockout or tagout device application. (i) Lockout or tagout devices shall be affixed to each energy isolating device by authorized employees.
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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.
