DYNA-MIX, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, DYNA-MIX, INC. — a all other rubber product manufacturing facility located at 701 S. LYONS, TYLER, TX 75702 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 8 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $56,562.80. The inspection case was opened on 2023-01-25.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $56,562.80 is more than 6.7× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 326299). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.

State Context: Within TX, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 119,485 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,783.80.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 8 citations spanning 4 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 6 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 repeat — A substantially similar violation was found during a previous inspection and the original citation has become a final order. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning May 24, 2023 with the latest abatement deadline set for May 16, 2024. Of the 8 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $56,562.80 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $7,070.35 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement action against Dyna-Mix, Inc. reveals a troubling pattern of systemic safety failures, particularly regarding the control of hazardous energy and machine safeguarding. The presence of a Repeat violation under 1910.212(a)(1) is the most significant legal and operational indicator, signaling that management failed to rectify known guarding deficiencies from previous inspections. For workers, this translates to an unacceptable risk of caught-in or amputation injuries from exposed moving parts. The high gravity assigned to the lockout/tagout (LOTO) violations—spanning procedural development, periodic inspections, and employee training—suggests that the facility’s energy control program was largely non-functional. In the rubber manufacturing industry, where heavy mixing equipment and rollers pose lethal risks, the absence of verified LOTO procedures (1910.147(c)(4)(i)) creates a high-probability environment for catastrophic accidents during maintenance.