Asyst Technologies LLC: OSHA inspections and violations
Kenosha, Wisconsin · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199
1inspections
2citation items
$9,672current penalties
Nov 25, 2019last inspection
OSHA has inspected Asyst Technologies LLC once in Wisconsin.
The inspection began on Nov 25, 2019 on a referral, in Kenosha.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $19,519 and now stand at $9,672, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Asyst Technologies LLC averages $9,672 (1 cited inspection).
Asyst Technologies LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 16, 2019: Employee suffers two-finger amputation from press
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 16, 2019, an employee was operating a machine cell when one of the presses working as part of the cell jammed. The employee asked for assistance from maintenance. The maintenance person overrode the interlock guarding as a part of the company procedure. The maintenance person walked away. The employee attempted to clear the machine. The energized press cycled catching the employee's middle and ring fingers in the press. Two fingers were amputated by the press. The employee was treated without hospitalization.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Kenosha site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 106 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
ASYST Technologies LP
Kenosha · 2025
106
2
0
1.8
2.7
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
A temporary employee from QPS Employment Group was working with another employee to set up a hydraulic press. The press would not cycle. While the second employee was away and the first employee was cleaning up the area around the press, the press activated and amputated the employee's finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
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