Winchester, Tennessee · Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use · NAICS 326291
7inspections
18citation items
$65,600current penalties
Nov 26, 2019last inspection
OSHA has inspected Tepro, Inc. 7 times in Tennessee since 2012.
The latest one began on Nov 26, 2019 after a complaint, in Winchester.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 11 serious, 2 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $65,600 and still stand at $65,600.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Tepro, Inc. averages $16,233 (3 cited inspections).
Tepro, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 26, 2019: Employee incurs lacerations and contusions when reaching int
At approximately 8:00 a.m. on July 26, 2029, an employee was operating multiple machines. The employee loaded parts in injection molding press M-438, hit optic sensor buttons to start the machine, and then stepped off the pressure sensing safety mat to move to injection molding press M-512. The employee realized he left the sprue in injection molding press M-438. He turned around with one foot on the pressure sensing safety mat and reached into the press while it was cycling. The press did not stop. The employee sustained lacerations and contusions to the left hand which resulted in hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Winchester site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 170 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 158 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Tepro Incorporated
Winchester · 2023
170
4
2
2.0
2.9
Tepro, Inc.
Winchester · 2022
302
11
6
2.8
2.9
Tepro Inc.
Winchester · 2021
365
8
6
2.1
2.9
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.
(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(9)
(9) The employer shall not remove or deface existing labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals, unless the container is immediately marked with the required information.
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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.
