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Texarome Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Leakey, Texas · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · NAICS 325180

3inspections
25citation items
$61,799current penalties
Aug 3, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Texarome Inc 3 times in Texas since 1994.

The latest one began on Aug 3, 2023 after a complaint, in Leakey.

Those inspections ended with 25 citation items: 21 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $143,059 and now stand at $61,799, 57% lower after settlements or reviews.

Sanitation comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.141.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Texarome Inc averages $30,899 (2 cited inspections).

Texarome Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Texarome Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346884877 OPENED AUG 3, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 27 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 2026

1585 Ranch Road 337, Leakey, TX 78873 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$11,292$5,646Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$9,680$4,840Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$8,067$4,034Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$9,680$4,840Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
 Serious$9,680$0Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$906$0Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$9,680$4,840Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$9,680$4,840Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.40(a) · Giving injury records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$1,613$806Feb 1, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$906$453Feb 1, 2024Final

Inspection 346845969 OPENED JUL 19, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2026

1585 Ranch Road 337, Leakey, TX 78873 · Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(10) · Ladders in general industry
 Other-than-serious$6,250$2,500Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.27(a) · Scaffolds and rope descent systems
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.39(b) · Fire prevention plans
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1) · Head protection
 Serious$6,250$0Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6a Serious$4,687$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.141(d)(1) · Sanitation
 Serious$0$0Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6c Serious$0$0Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$10,938$5,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 9b
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.212(a) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(ii) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$6,250$3,000Jan 11, 2024Final

Inspection 123545618 OPENED JAN 18, 1994Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jan 18, 1994

1.5 Miles E. On Hwy 337, Leakey, TX 78873 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Leakey site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 27 workers: 8.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 16 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Plant
Leakey · 2023
27 518.40.7

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.40 · Giving injury records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.40(a)

(a) Basic requirement. When an authorized government representative asks for the records you keep under part 1904, you must provide copies of the records within four (4) business hours.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.135 · Head protection

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.27 · Scaffolds and rope descent systems

29 CFR 1910.39 · Fire prevention plans

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing employers in Texas

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