Inspection 343374724 OPENED AUG 9, 2018Closed
101 Kuhlman Drive, Crystal Springs, MS 39059 · Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2018, OSHA inspectors have visited Abb Inc. in Mississippi 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 9, 2018 to monitor an earlier case, in Crystal Springs.
In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $20,787; today they stand at $12,472, 40% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Abb Inc. averages $12,472 across 1 cited inspection.
Abb Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $10,349 in back wages owed to workers.
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Inspection 343152484 OPENED MAY 10, 2018Closed
101 Kuhlman Drive, Crystal Springs, MS 39059 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 29, 2018: Employee's arm is drawn into condenser winder and is fractur
At 9:30 a.m. on April 29, 2018, an employee was talking with a coworker while operating a condenser winder and pushed the foot paddle. The employee's right arm was caught by the condenser tape and pulled into the winder, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $12,934 | $7,760 | Sep 5, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries |
Other-than-serious | $7,853 | $4,712 | Sep 5, 2018 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Crystal Springs site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 400 workers: 0.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Springs - 101 Kuhlman Drive Crystal Springs · 2019 | 400 | 3 | 1 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 25, 2018, Crystal Springs: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
An employee was climbing down a ladder to weld a joint inside a tank that was being built when the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell 6 feet, landing on his feet and breaking his tibia in three places.
Apr 29, 2018, Crystal Springs: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was winding tape onto a condenser when the employee's glove became caught on the tape, which then pulled the employee's arm in and around the condenser. The employee's arm broke and required surgery.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
| Period reviewed | Violations | Workers owed | Back wages | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2015 to Mar 12, 2016 Crystal Springs | 93 | 92 | $10,349 | $0 |
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
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.
Other power, distribution, and specialty transformer manufacturing employers in Mississippi
- Howard Industries, Inc. Laurel · 269 citations · $377,545
- Hitachi Energy USA, Inc. Crystal Springs · 8 citations · $89,843
- Nidec Motor Corporation Southaven · 1 citation · $2,025
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.