United Plastics has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Texas, the first in 1978.
OSHA's last visit started on Apr 26, 2017 as part of a related case, in Houston.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 28 citation items: 14 serious and 14 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $21,664 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,057, down 54%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (5 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. United Plastics averages $9,507 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
United Plastics also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Oct 22, 1984 (fatal): Suspended load fell on employee
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BUNDLING A LOAD OF 2 INCH PVC PIPE, WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SHOP AREA. THE LOAD WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 1400 POUNDS. ONE WORKER WAS DRIVI NG A 5000 POUND CAPACITY KOMATSU PROPANE FORKLIFT TRUCK. HE HAD THE LOAD RAISED TO ABOUT 4 OR 5 FEET WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 STOOD BELOW ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR STAPLIN G STEEL BANDS TO 2 BY 4 INCH STUDS AROUND THE LOAD. WHILE THIS WAS IN PROGRESS, THE LOAD OF PIPES SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS AND LANDED ON EMPLOYEE #1. HE DIED AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURIES.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $350 | $350 | Nov 16, 1984 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Houston site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
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.
