Trinity Structural Towers, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Tulsa, Oklahoma · Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing · NAICS 333611
1inspections
1citation items
$6,338current penalties
Jul 20, 2017last inspection
OSHA inspectors have visited Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. in Oklahoma one time.
It opened on Jul 20, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Tulsa.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $12,675; today they stand at $6,338, 50% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. averages $6,338 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Want to know if OSHA cites Trinity Structural Towers, Inc. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.
Incident on Jul 18, 2017 (fatal): Employee is stuck by two sections of tower and crushed
At 9:00 p.m. on July 18, 2017, an employee was using a grinder to remove a bolt from a flange connecting two sections of a wind tower. As the bolt loosened, the sections separated. The support trunnion slid out from under one section, which tipped on one end. The employee was crushed between the two sections, sustaining injuries to his abdomen and pelvis. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Tulsa site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 223 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Trinity Industries, Inc. Corporate
Tulsa · 2017
223
7
0
2.2
2.8
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
An employee was adjusting a pedestal fan when his right thumb went through the guard in the back of the fan and was struck by the fan blade, suffering multiple fractures.
An employee was preparing to buff the inside of a flange. He set the buffer down inside the tower while the section was being rotated. He noticed that the buffer cord was going to be pinched between the tower section and a stop, so he attempted to grab the cord. The tower section then amputated his right little finger at the first knuckle.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
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.
