Chart Industries has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Oklahoma, the first in 2023.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 10, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Tulsa.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 4 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $28,013 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,000, down 43%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.28, fall protection in general industry (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Chart Industries averages $16,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Chart Industries 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.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Tulsa site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 309 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Chart Industries
Tulsa · 2023
309
1
0
0.3
2.4
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.
An employee was standing on part of an extension ladder when the ladder slipped out from under him, causing him to fall 4 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a left hip fracture.
Jun 22, 2015, Tulsa: Hospitalization · bruises, contusions · hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
An employee was helping to place a motor on the bed of a truck using a forklift. He reached under the forks to unhook a chain when the forks came down crushing his hand and forearm. No bones were broken, but he suffered severe bruising and a compression injury. The employee's arm was lanced from the wrist to the elbow to relieve internal pressure.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(a) General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
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.
