Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Tewa LLC in Texas 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 22, 2025 on a referral, in Vinton.
In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 10 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $86,397; today they stand at $50,000, 42% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.265 (sawmills), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Tewa LLC averages $25,000 across 2 cited inspections.
Tewa LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345145833 OPENED FEB 11, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 39 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2021
251 Valley Chilly Rd, Vinton, TX 79821 · All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 9, 2021: Employee amputates fingertip when sharpening sawblade on sto
At 2:20 p.m. on February 9, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a wood products manufacturer had been trimming molding. The employee was sharpening the 10-inch sawblade with joint stone when he struck his left hand against the blade. The employee amputated his middle fingertip and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Vinton site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 170 workers: 9.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Feb 9, 2021, Vinton: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was trimming wood molding with a 10-inch saw. When they used a stone to sharpen the saw, the saw amputated their left middle fingertip.
Nov 26, 2019, Vinton: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was using a circular trim saw to cut material down to size. The saw amputated the employee's left middle finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
