EL PASO, TX ·
OSHA Inspection: SOUTHWIRE
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SOUTHWIRE in 7811 HOOVER, EL PASO, TX 79912 (NAICS 335921). OSHA activity number 343739991.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SOUTHWIRE
- Site address
- 7811 HOOVER
- City
- EL PASO
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79912
- Mailing
- 7811 HOOVER, EL PASO, TX 79912
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 335921
- Employees
- 140
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2019
- Abate by
- May 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,376 · Current $3,188 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. On or about January 25, 2019, employees working in the rod mill area were exposed to caught-in hazards while working with the Maschinenfabrir Nieahoff Machine used to spool wire. The area where the wire was spooled in the basket was not guarded while the basket moved forward on the machines tracks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3188
- · Z (S) $6376
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 343739991.
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