Laredo, Texas · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · NAICS 331210
6inspections
16citation items
$23,082current penalties
Mar 27, 2018last inspection
Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Prolamsa Inc. in Texas 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 27, 2018 on a referral, in Laredo.
In all, OSHA issued 16 citation items: 14 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $36,487; today they stand at $23,082, 37% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.305 (electrical wiring methods), 6 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Prolamsa Inc. averages $6,364 across 2 cited inspections.
Prolamsa Inc. 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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Incident on Mar 21, 2018: Employee is caught by falling product and is hospitalized wi
At 8:15 a.m. on March 21, 2018, an employee was assisting a coworker with applying spacers between coils to alleviate pressure. The coil was lifting and the load shifted before falling on the employee's hand. The employee hand was fractured and he also suffered torn tendons. The employee was hospitalized. hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Laredo site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 28 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Prolamsa inc.
Laredo · 2024
28
0
0
0.0
2.6
Prolamsa, Inc.
Laredo · 2021
24
3
2
9.5
2.6
Laredo Plant
Laredo · 2020
97
10
5
11.4
3.6
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.
An employee was working near a machine. His left hand was caught in the machine and lacerated in the metacarpal area. The employee also suffered a torn tendon and a fractured pinky.
(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.
(iv) Handling liquids at point of final use. (a) Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.
(h) Post-mortem data: Increased incidence and/or severity of post-mortem findings may be indicative of maternal toxicity. This can include gross or microscopic pathological findings or organ weight data, including absolute organ weight, organ-to-body weight ratio, or organ-to-brain weight ratio. When supported by findings of adverse histopathological effects in the affected organ(s), the observation of a significant change in the average weight of suspected target organ(s) of treated dams (mothers), compared to those in the control group, may be considered evidence of maternal toxicity.
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.
