Inspection 346065808 OPENED JUL 6, 2022Closed
3925 Miller Park Drive, Garland, TX 75042 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Star Plus Inc has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2021.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 6, 2022 to follow up on an earlier case, in Garland.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $45,642 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $27,385, down 40%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Star Plus Inc averages $27,385 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Star Plus Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Want to know if OSHA cites Star Plus Inc again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.
Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 345286538 OPENED APR 30, 2021Closed
3925 Miller Park Drive, Garland, TX 75042 · All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 24, 2021: Employee breaks hand and arm while removing food caught by a
At 11:00 a.m. on April 24, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a food manufacturer was removing ingredients from inside a mixer while it was still running. The auger caught the employee by his hand pulling his arm in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat lacerations and broken bones to his right arm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $12,288 | $7,373 | Sep 29, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $12,288 | $7,373 | Sep 29, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $12,288 | $7,373 | Sep 29, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(3) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $8,778 | $5,267 | Sep 29, 2021 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Garland site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 78 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Plus Inc Garland · 2023 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
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.
Apr 24, 2021, Garland: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was reaching for filling inside a mixer. The auger caught his hand and pulled his arm in. He suffered lacerations and a broken arm.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(3)
(3) You must report the fatality, in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye using one of the following methods:
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b)
(B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
Other all other miscellaneous food manufacturing employers in Texas
- Twang Partners, Ltd San Antonio · 8 citations · $8,400
- Frito Lay Inc Irving · 172 citations · $115,013
- Mount Franklin Foods LLC El Paso · 25 citations · $133,530
- United Salt Baytown, LLC Baytown · 1 citation · $14,068
- Southwest Texas Pecan, LLC. Socorro · 2 citations · $14,000
- Taylor Farms Texas, Inc. Dallas · 11 citations · $49,054
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.