The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday cited staffing buyer Genesis Today Inc., a health food supplement manufacturer, for failing to provide machine guarding to prevent workers from being caught in an auger conveyor at its facility in Austin, Texas.

Texas Management Division Inc., which provided Genesis Today with temporary workers, was cited for a serious violation for failing to ensure the machine was properly guarded.

OSHA initiated an inspection on May 18 after a worker’s hand was caught in the machine and amputated.

 OSHA fined Genesis Today $56,000 and Texas Management Division $7,000.

Genesis Today, headquartered in Austin, employs about 40 workers at its Austin facility and Texas Management Division, headquartered in Houston, employs about 1,000 workers nationwide, according to OSHA.

Each company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and proposed penalties to respond.

“Temporary workers face the same hazards that full-time workers do and they must be protected and properly trained,” said Casey Perkins, OSHA’s area director in Austin. “The host employer and the staffing agency are both responsible for keeping their workers safe.” 

The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday cited staffing buyer Genesis Today Inc., a health food supplement manufacturer, for failing to provide machine guarding to prevent workers from being caught in an auger conveyor at its facility in Austin, Texas.

Texas Management Division Inc., which provided Genesis Today with temporary workers, was cited for a serious violation for failing to ensure the machine was properly guarded.

OSHA initiated an inspection on May 18 after a worker’s hand was caught in the machine and amputated.

 OSHA fined Genesis Today $56,000 and Texas Management Division $7,000.

Genesis Today, headquartered in Austin, employs about 40 workers at its Austin facility and Texas Management Division, headquartered in Houston, employs about 1,000 workers nationwide, according to OSHA.

Each company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and proposed penalties to respond.

“Temporary workers face the same hazards that full-time workers do and they must be protected and properly trained,” said Casey Perkins, OSHA’s area director in Austin. “The host employer and the staffing agency are both responsible for keeping their workers safe.”