Since 1986, OSHA inspectors have visited Time Manufacturing in Texas 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 8, 2019 on a referral, in Waco.
In all, OSHA issued 17 citation items: 14 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $59,758; today they stand at $33,080, 45% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Time Manufacturing averages $13,500 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Time Manufacturing also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343836631 OPENED MAR 8, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed Jun 1, 2020
7601 Imperial Drive, Waco, TX 76712 · Construction Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 21, 2019: Employee is injured when pulled into lathe and struck by chu
At 6:30 p.m. on January 21, 2019 an employee was getting the sandpaper and reviewing the work order to sand the burrs off the pipe. To do this job, the employee operated a Victor lathe, with the guard in the up position. The employee was, then, pulled into the machine by the rotating chuck and sustained a severe cut to the face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $6,440 | $3,200 | Jun 24, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $11,366 | $5,600 | Jun 24, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $9,472 | $4,700 | Jun 24, 2019 | Final |
Incident on Sep 15, 1986 (fatal): Employee killed when forklift overturned onto him
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HELPING DISMANTLE A VO-50 BOOM. HE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF ME TAL WHICH WAS HUNG BY A CHAIN UNDER THE THE BOOM. THE OPERATOR OF THE FORKLIFT W AS TRYING TO WORK THE BOOM LOOSE FROM THE PEDESTAL IT WAS MOUNTED TO. THE VO-5O BOOM SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT WHICH WAS SUPPORTING IT, CAUSING EMPL OYEE #1 TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE FORKLIFT OVERTURNED, STRIKING AND KILLING EMP LOYEE #1 WITH ITS OVERHEAD PROTECTION BAR.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $480 | $380 | Oct 10, 1986 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1986 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1986 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Oct 10, 1986 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Waco site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 401 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 21, 2019, Waco: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · head and neck
An employee was operating a lathe and was sanding a 1.5 x 20-inch chrome pipe with sand paper when the sand paper became caught on the rotating chuck. The sand paper grabbed his glove and pulled his right hand and arm into the machine, up to his neck. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the face and neck.
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.
