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Silvercot Gin, Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Silverton, Texas · Cotton Ginning · NAICS 115111

1inspections
2citation items
$6,000current penalties
Dec 4, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Silvercot Gin, Inc once in Texas.

The inspection began on Dec 4, 2019 on a referral, in Silverton.

That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $17,542 and now stand at $6,000, 66% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Silvercot Gin, Inc averages $6,000 (1 cited inspection).

Silvercot Gin, Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344493879 OPENED DEC 4, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 35 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2020

9595 Fm 145, Silverton, TX 79257 · Cotton Ginning · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 4, 2019: Employee fingers are amputated in cotton gin machine

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on December 4, 2019, an employee was pulling tags out of the 3,000 rescuer stick machine. The employee went to pull sticks from the 3,000 rescuer stick machine when his hand was caught in the cotton gin. The employee sustained amputations to the fingers. The employee was hospitalized for these injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$9,446$5,000May 22, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1928.57(a)(7)(i) · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins
 Other-than-serious$8,096$1,000May 22, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1928.57 · Guarding of farm field equipment, farmstead equipment, and cotton gins

29 CFR 1928.57(a)(7)(i)

(i) Through the installation and use of a guard or shield or guarding by location;

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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