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Priority Wire and Cable, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Odessa, Texas · Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423990

1inspections
1citation items
$8,096current penalties
Sep 9, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Priority Wire and Cable, Inc. in Texas one time.

It opened on Sep 9, 2019 on a referral, in Odessa.

In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $13,494; today they stand at $8,096, 40% less.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Priority Wire and Cable, Inc. averages $8,096 across 1 cited inspection.

Priority Wire and Cable, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Priority Wire and Cable, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344295324 OPENED SEP 9, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Aug 31, 2021

2500 Steven Road, Odessa, TX 79764 · Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 5, 2019: Employee fractures arm when caught by wire and cable machine

At 4:30 p.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee had been operating a Reel Power Model HSS753-030-001 Wire and Cable Machine spooling wire. The machine requires the employee to apply constant pressure to supply power to the spool. The employee wrapped the spool with Saran type wrap and was taping the spool while it was spinning. When the employee attempted to cut the tape it didn't break and as he was still holding the tape. The machine caught his left hand and flipped him over to the other side his arm. As soon as the employee took his foot off the foot pedal, the machine started to slow down. The employee incurred multiple fractures to his arm aqnd required hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$13,494$8,096Mar 5, 2020Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Odessa site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 21 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Odessa site
Odessa · 2025
21 000.00.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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 other miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers employers in Texas

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