Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas Fined $125K by OSHA

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas LLC with six alleged serious and six alleged repeat violations following a safety and health inspection at the company’s worksite in Dallas, Texas. Proposed penalties total $125,000.

OSHA began its inspection on May 12 at the company’s worksite on East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas after receiving a complaint alleging workers were being exposed to lead while cutting lead cable that was to be recycled.

The serious violations include failing to ensure open-sided floors and platforms were guarded, monitor employee exposure to lead at required frequency and notify employees of their exposure monitoring results.

Repeat violations include failing to develop, document and utilize procedures to control potentially hazardous energy; use flexible cords and/or cables as a substitute for fixed wiring; prevent exposure to lead at concentration greater than 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air over an eight-hour period; and implement engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to lead.

Fortune Plastic and Metal Texas has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s Dallas Area Office or contest the citations and penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Source: OSHA