OSHA has inspected Ashtabula Rubber Co. 8 times in Ohio since 1973.
The latest one began on Nov 10, 2020 after a complaint, in Ashtabula.
Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 7 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $23,449 and now stand at $16,460, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hand and power tools comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.242.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Ashtabula Rubber Co. averages $6,773 (2 cited inspections).
Ashtabula Rubber Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Serious | $6,565 | $4,596 | Mar 15, 2021 | Final |
2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 28, 2019: Employee's finger is partially amputated when struck by mach
At 10:30 a.m. on January 28, 2019, an employee was operating a Bridgport machine when his right hand was struck by its spinning tooling. As a result, his right ring finger was partially amputated. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $11,934 | $8,950 | Feb 28, 2019 | Final |
2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $1,375 | $1,375 | Jun 16, 2006 | Closed |
2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $1,375 | $0 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $1,375 | $963 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $825 | $577 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(2)(ii) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 31, 1997 | Closed |
2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
2751 West Ave, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
2751 West Avenue, Ashtabula, OH 44004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
2751 West Avenue, , OH 44004 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 26, 1973 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 26, 1973 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 | Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 26, 1973 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Ashtabula site logged 21 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 129 workers: 15.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 53 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashtabula Rubber Co Ashtabula · 2021 | 129 | 21 | 6 | 15.8 | 2.9 |
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See plansEmployers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 28, 2019, Ashtabula: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On January 28, 2019, an employee was using an industrial reamer and suffered the amputation of the right ring finger past the second knuckle.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)
(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.1025(h)(1)
(h) Housekeeping—(1) Surfaces. All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of lead.
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