Inspection 348787839 OPENED MAR 5, 2026Closed
4656 Ripley Dr., El Paso, TX 79922 · Cane Sugar Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Sugaright, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 2020.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 5, 2026 as a planned inspection, in El Paso.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $37,356 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,553, down 45%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.23, ladders in general industry (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,874. Sugaright, LLC averages $10,276 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Sugaright, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346155732 OPENED AUG 17, 2022Closed
4656 Ripley Dr., El Paso, TX 79922 · Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345214332 OPENED MAR 23, 2021Closed
4656 Ripley Dr., El Paso, TX 79922 · Beet Sugar Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $921 | $553 | Jul 26, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 344706189 OPENED MAR 19, 2020Closed
4656 Ripley Dr., El Paso, TX 79922 · Cane Sugar Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 11, 2020 (fatal): Employee falls with ladder and dies days later
At 11:30 a.m. on March 11, 2020, Employee # 1 was preparing to change a 3 inch stainless steel piping elbow at the top of a large floor mounted tank. He climbed an extension ladder that was leaning against the tank to the 10th rung. He had started climbing back down when the ladders slid out from under him. Both he and the ladder fell to the floor below. He hit his head on the concrete floor and suffered head trauma. He died on March 18, 2020 from his injuries. injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(9) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $12,145 | $10,000 | May 21, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.23(b)(13) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $12,145 | $0 | May 21, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3)(i) · Training requirements |
Serious | $12,145 | $10,000 | May 21, 2020 | 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 2025, the El Paso site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 56 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugaright, LLC. El Paso · 2025 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Sugaright El Paso El Paso · 2023 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | 3.4 |
| Sugaright LLC El Paso El Paso · 2019 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 13.4 | 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.
Mar 11, 2020, El Paso: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
An employee was changing a valve while working from a ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell with the ladder to the concrete floor, sustaining a head injury.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(13)
(13) No employee carries any object or load that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall while climbing up or down the ladder.
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(9)
(9) Portable ladders used on slippery surfaces are secured and stabilized;
29 CFR 1910.30 · Training requirements
29 CFR 1910.30(a)(3)(i)
(i) The nature of the fall hazards in the work area and how to recognize them;
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
Other cane sugar manufacturing employers in Texas
- The Pecan Deluxe Candy Company Dallas · 19 citations · $43,825
- Mars Wrigley Confectionery Waco · 1 citation · $4,255
- The Hershey Company Buda · 1 citation · $600
- Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc. Santa Rosa · 30 citations · $34,660
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.