OSHA has inspected Wireco Worldgroup 2 times in Texas since 2023.
The latest one began on Jun 12, 2024 after a complaint, in Rosenberg.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $35,613 and now stand at $21,368, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Wireco Worldgroup averages $10,684 (2 cited inspections).
Wireco Worldgroup also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1615 Spur 529, Rosenberg, TX 77471 · Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $10,775 | $6,465 | Jul 26, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $10,775 | $6,465 | Jul 26, 2024 | Final |
1615 Spur 529, Rosenberg, TX 77471 · Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $14,063 | $8,438 | Sep 19, 2023 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Rosenberg site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 32 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WireCo WorldGroup Rosenberg Rosenberg · 2025 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
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 24, 2023, Rosenberg: Hospitalization · avulsions, enucleations · forearm(s)
An employee was bending down to line up bobbins at the base of a machine. As he stood up, he placed his hand on the screen attached to the guard which then caved in. The employee's hand was pulled into the machine, causing an avulsion and lacerations to the left forearm.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)
(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.
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.