OSHA has inspected Sigma AG once in Texas.
The inspection began on Mar 15, 2022 on a referral, in Boling.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,801 and still stand at $5,801.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Sigma AG averages $5,801 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2565 Fm 1096, Boling, TX 77420 · Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,801 | $5,801 | Aug 11, 2022 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Mar 13, 2022, Boling: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · arm(s), n.e.c.
An employee was trying to unclog an auger when the auger shaft caught his jacket and pulled in his right arm. The jacket wrapped around the shaft and caused severe damage to the employee's right arm. The employee was hospitalized, and the arm was medically amputated between the elbow and the shoulder.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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