Inspection 347743676 OPENED SEP 10, 2024Closed
8812 Hwy 79 W, Jewett, TX 75846 · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected TMS International 4 times in Texas since 2020.
The latest one began on Sep 10, 2024 as part of a related case, in Jewett.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 repeat.
Penalties were first proposed at $191,107 and now stand at $187,011, 2% lower after settlements or reviews.
the General Duty Clause comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under Section 5(a)(1).
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and TMS International averages $93,506 (2 cited inspections).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
TMS International also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 347324899 OPENED MAR 5, 2024Open
100 Old Hwy 90 West, Vidor, TX 77662 · Steel Foundries (except Investment) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 4, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies after being engulfed in flames
At 1:45 p.m. on March 4, 2024, an employee was performing slag pit operations inside the furnace slag pit where the molten slag was being smoothed out in preparation for a drop. As Employee #1 was moving the molten slag with a CAT 988H Wheel Loader, the drive shaft and hydraulic hoses broke, causing a fire. The employee, who was over molten slag when the fire began, was engulfed in flames within two seconds. The CAT 988H could not move and it took approximately 12 minutes to suppress the fire enough before the loader could be pulled out of the slag pit. The CAT 988H was operated without various components for protection against extreme temperatures. The employee sustained multiple thermal burns and was transported to the hospital, where he died.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response |
Serious | $16,131 | $16,131 | Sep 4, 2024 | Contested |
| Citation 2, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Repeat | $161,323 | $161,323 | Sep 4, 2024 | Contested |
Inspection 346851710 OPENED JUL 20, 2023Closed
8812 Hwy 79 W, Jewett, TX 75846 · Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344911433 OPENED SEP 2, 2020Closed
1 Steel Mill Rd., Seguin, TX 78155 · Steel Foundries (except Investment) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 1, 2020 (fatal): Employee is killed in front end loader fire
At 7:00 p.m. on September 1, 2020, Employee # 1 was transporting slag. The front end loader vehicle he was in caught on fire. He died in the fire.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $13,653 | $9,557 | Mar 1, 2021 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Jewett site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 104 workers: 2.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMS Jewett Jewett · 2022 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| TMS Seguin Seguin · 2022 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
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.
Mar 7, 2020, Jewett: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting up scrap metal. There was a hole at the connection in the hose of the hand torch which caused the employee's shirt to become saturated with oxygen. When the employee lit the torch, his shirt caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his stomach, right arm, and back.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1)
(1) A laminated, dated card or certificate with photo, denoting limitations and level of protection for which the employee is trained should be issued to those students successfully completing a course.
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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- Hensley Industries, Inc. Dallas · 29 citations · $53,307
- Denison Industries, Inc. Denison · 41 citations · $52,034
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