Inspection 345636468 OPENED NOV 15, 2021Closed
11444 Chamberlain Road, Site #1, Aurora, OH 44202 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Cantex Inc. 4 times in Ohio since 2017.
The latest one began on Nov 15, 2021 on a referral, in Aurora.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $36,179 and now stand at $18,430, 49% 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 Cantex Inc. averages $9,215 (2 cited inspections).
Cantex Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 345600654 OPENED OCT 26, 2021Closed
11444 Chamberlain Road, Site #1, Aurora, OH 44202 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 20, 2021: Employee's fingertip is amputated when unjamming machine
At 6:45 a.m. on October 20, 2021, an employee was working as a machine operator for a firm that manufactured plastic pipes and pipe fittings. He was operating a beller machine on the site's line 1B. The beller machine beveled the ends of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe. The machine had jammed, and he was clearing the jam. He was reaching into the machine to realign it when the hold-down clamp activated and crushed his finger. The tip of the ring finger on his right hand was amputated below fingernail. He was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,653 | $9,557 | Nov 30, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $13,653 | $0 | Nov 30, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 344168992 OPENED JUL 22, 2019Closed
11444 Chamberlain Road, Site #1, Aurora, OH 44202 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342476223 OPENED JUL 18, 2017Closed
11444 Chamberlain Rd. Site #1, Aurora, OH 44202 · Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 10, 2017: Employee's fingers are caught in saw and two fingers are amp
At 10:00 p.m. on July 10, 2017, an employee was cross-cutting a 2 inch by 4 inch piece of lumber. The employee's gloved hand was caught and pulled into the rotating blade on the saw. The employee sustained amputation of the left ring and index fingers.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1) · Woodworking machinery |
Serious | $8,873 | $8,873 | Oct 17, 2017 | 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 2022, the Aurora site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 65 workers: 7.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 93 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CANTEX INC. Aurora Aurora · 2022 | 65 | 5 | 2 | 7.9 | 2.6 |
| CANTEX Aurora Aurora · 2016 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 11.3 | 2.6 |
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.
Oct 20, 2021, Aurora: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was attempting to unjam a machine when the hold down clamp activated and crushed his right ring finger, resulting in amputation below the fingernail. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.
Jul 10, 2017, Aurora: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was cutting 2x4 pieces of lumber at a radial arm saw when the saw blade amputated the employee's left index and ring fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(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)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery
29 CFR 1910.213(h)(1)
(h) Radial saws. (1) The upper hood shall completely enclose the upper portion of the blade down to a point that will include the end of the saw arbor. The upper hood shall be constructed in such a manner and of such material that it will protect the operator from flying splinters, broken saw teeth, etc., and will deflect sawdust away from the operator. The sides of the lower exposed portion of the blade shall be guarded to the full diameter of the blade by a device that will automatically adjust itself to the thickness of the stock and remain in contact with stock being cut to give maximum protection possible for the operation being performed.
Other plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing employers in Ohio
- Mar-Bal Inc Chagrin Falls · 25 citations · $12,127
- Deflecto, LLC. Dover · 31 citations · $74,666
- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. Columbus · 75 citations · $146,475
- Montville Plastics & Rubber, LLC Parkman · 43 citations · $42,020
- Formica Corporation Evendale · 234 citations · $506,080
- The HC Companies, Inc. Middlefield · 10 citations · $46,029
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