The inspection began on Feb 14, 2017 on a referral, in West Carrollton.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $26,366 and now stand at $9,380, 64% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Appvion, Inc. averages $9,380 (1 cited inspection).
Appvion, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
275employers cited
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Incident on Feb 14, 2017: Employee receives unspecified amputation in drive belt syste
At approximately 12:00 a.m. on February 14, 2017, Employee #1 was assisting a millwright in tracking a drive belt. While tracking the drive belt, Employee #1 placed his hand near the drive belt system. The drive systems moving parts and nip point caught his hand, causing an unspecified amputation. Employee #1 received medical treatment on his amputation.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the West Carrollton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 110 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 336 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
West Carrollton Mill
West Carrollton · 2017
110
4
2
3.5
2.1
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)
(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)(b)
(B) The periodic inspection shall be conducted to correct any deviations or inadequacies identified.
Other paper (except newsprint) mills employers in Ohio
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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.
