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Thermacor Process Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Fort Worth, Texas · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · NAICS 332996

5inspections
36citation items
$60,423current penalties
Mar 12, 2020last inspection

Since 1977, OSHA inspectors have visited Thermacor Process Inc. in Texas 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 12, 2020 to follow up on an earlier case, in Saginaw.

In all, OSHA issued 36 citation items: 27 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $87,906; today they stand at $60,423, 31% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Thermacor Process Inc. averages $21,164 across 2 cited inspections.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Thermacor Process Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1977 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344696828 OPENED MAR 12, 2020Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 120 employees at the site · Closed Apr 15, 2020

1670 E. Hicks Field Road, Saginaw, TX 76179 · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$6,940$4,164Mar 20, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,940$4,164Mar 20, 2020Final

Inspection 343584256 OPENED NOV 6, 2018Closed

Referral · Complete · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2019

1670 E. Hicks Field Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76179 · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 2, 2018: Employee is injured when clothing becomes caught in conveyor

At 11:00 a.m. on November 2, 2018, an employee was taping pipes when his shirt became caught in a nearby conveyor. The employee incurred unspecified injures for which he was hospitalized and received treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$5,174$4,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,467$5,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$3,880$3,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$5,174$4,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$6,467$5,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$6,467$5,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$6,467$5,000Dec 10, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$3,880$3,000Dec 10, 2018Final

Inspection 339154205 OPENED JUN 27, 2013Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Closed Dec 27, 2013

1670 E. Hicks Field Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76179 · Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$6,300$3,780Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$6,300$3,780Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.179(j)(2)(iii) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.179(l)(3)(iii)(d) · Overhead and gantry cranes
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$3,600$2,160Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$4,500$2,700Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.254(d)(9)(iii) · Arc welding and cutting
 Serious$2,700$1,620Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,700$1,620Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 6c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(b) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,700$1,620Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 13, 2013Final

Inspection 110373552 OPENED MAY 6, 1993Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 55 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 1993

1670 Hicksfield Road E., Fort Worth, TX 76179 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$375$245Jun 15, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$500$325Jun 15, 1993Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(4) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$375$245Jun 15, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 15, 1993Closed

Inspection 16528853 OPENED JUL 12, 1977Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 1977

500 N E 23rd St, Fort Worth, TX 76106 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 1977Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 1977Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 1977Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 1977Closed
Citation 1, item 5 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 20, 1977Closed

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 Fort Worth site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 70 workers: 1.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Tpi
Fort Worth · 2023
70 101.32.4

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.

Nov 2, 2018, Saginaw: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified · nonclassifiable

An employee was working in a poly wrap area, taping pipes, when his shirt was caught on a conveyor.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

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.

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 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.179 · Overhead and gantry cranes

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

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

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.254 · Arc welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.309

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

Other fabricated pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing employers in Texas

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