Tex-Trude, Inc. has 14 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1974.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 24, 2016 on a referral, in Channelview.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 39 citation items: 33 serious, 1 repeat and 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $36,195 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $28,688, down 21%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Tex-Trude, Inc. averages $9,620 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 8 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 312646110 OPENED NOV 10, 2008Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 175 employees at the site · Closed Nov 10, 2008
2001 Sheldon Rd., Channelview, TX 77530 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 8 reports on file, the 6 most recent shown.
Apr 2, 2019, Channelview: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · wrist(s)
An employee was changing the plastic film on a machine when her glove became caught in the film, resulting in the right wrist being crushed by the machine.
Feb 28, 2019, Channelview: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · fingertip(s)
An employee was trying to clear a jam of plastic in a winding machine's roller. The plastic caught his hand and pulled it into the roller, causing a fingertip avulsion. The employee was hospitalized.
Sep 28, 2017, Channelview: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
An employee was operating a winder machine when his left hand was caught by the roller. He suffered wrist and forearm fractures.
Jun 9, 2017, Channelview: Hospitalization · fractures · wrist(s)
An employee was loading plastic onto the conveyor belt of a machine when the belt became stuck. He was attempting to unjam the belt when his hand was caught between the belt and the rotor, breaking his left wrist and requiring hospitalization.
Apr 3, 2017, Channelview: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
The injured employee was cleaning the lower plates of a printing press with a towel wrapped around his right hand. A second employee was cleaning/setting up the upper portion of the press. The injured employee's hand was pulled into the press, due to the towel; partially amputating his right thumb and crushing the right ring finger.
Aug 2, 2016, Channelview: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was performing maintenance on a plastic grinding machine. As he was attempting to dislodge a plastic piece in the machine, his left ring finger was caught between a belt and pulley, amputating the fingertip.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(6)(iii)
(iii) Spill containment. The storage area shall be graded in a manner to divert possible spills away from buildings or other exposures or shall be surrounded by a curb at least 6 inches high. When curbs are used, provisions shall be made for draining of accumulations of ground or rain water or spills of flammable liquids. Drains shall terminate at a safe location and shall be accessible to operation under fire conditions.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iib)(2)
(ii) Containers. Flammable liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)
(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.
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