OSHA has inspected Challenger Door 3 times in Indiana since 2012.
The latest one began on Jun 28, 2018 on a referral, in Nappanee.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $9,500 and now stand at $5,500, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Challenger Door averages $2,750 (2 cited inspections).
Challenger Door also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Indiana · latest 90 days of OSHA records
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Watch this company1205 East Lincoln Street, Nappanee, IN 46550 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,000 | $3,250 | Jul 26, 2018 | Final |
501 South Oakland Avenue, Nappanee, IN 46550 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jan 13, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 13, 2017 | Final |
1205 East Lincoln Street, Nappanee, IN 46550 · Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Nappanee site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 166 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant 1 Nappanee · 2019 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Challenger Designs Nappanee · 2019 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 7.9 | 3.7 |
| Plant 58 Nappanee · 2019 | 129 | 8 | 0 | 9.2 | 3.6 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(iii)
(iii) Special handtools for placing and removing material shall be such as to permit easy handling of material without the operator placing a hand in the danger zone. Such tools shall not be in lieu of other guarding required by this section, but can only be used to supplement protection provided.
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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.