OSHA has inspected Bryce Hill, Inc 5 times in Ohio since 1989.
The latest one began on Nov 16, 2017 on a referral, in Saint Paris.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 15 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $33,394 and now stand at $17,692, 47% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Bryce Hill, Inc averages $12,042 (1 cited inspection).
Bryce Hill, Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
273employers cited
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Incident on Nov 5, 2017: Employee partially amputates finger when caught between a sw
At 4:30 p.m. on November 5, 2017, an employee was trying to line up the kiln car to get it moving and he reached under the car to engage a switch. The employee caught his finger between the switch and actuator when the car jerked. The employee partially amputated his finger. Hospitalization was not required. required.
Incident on May 22, 1991: Electric shock - contact with overhead line thru boom
AN EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF CONCRETE BLOCKS. HE WAS USING THE BOOM ON H IS TRUCK TO UNLOAD THE BLOCKS. WHILE HE WAS MOVING THE BOOM, IT CONTACTED A 7200 -VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND WAS HOSPI TALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jul 31, 1989
Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
Other-than-serious
$0
$0
Jul 31, 1989
Closed
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Springfield site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 27 workers: 18.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Sheridan Avenue Ready-mix Concrete Plant
Springfield · 2022
27
5
1
18.8
3.4
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An employee was using a hammer and chisel to knock out the pin of a hydraulic cylinder on a backhoe when the arm of the backhoe fell approximately 1/2" and caught the employee's left little finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the left little finger at the first knuckle.
Nov 5, 2017, Saint Paris: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was trying to remove a jam on a kiln line when the line cart moved and amputated the employee's index fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1)
(a)(1) Each employer shall post and keep posted a notice or notices, to be furnished by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, informing employees of the protections and obligations provided for in the Act, and that for assistance and information, including copies of the Act and of specific safety and health standards, employees should contact the employer or the nearest office of the Department of Labor. Such notice or notices shall be posted by the employer in each establishment in a conspicuous place or places where notices to employees are customarily posted. Each employer shall take steps to insure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or covered by other material.
29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
(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.
(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.
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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.
