OSHA has inspected Complete Filter Media, LLC once in Ohio.
The inspection began on Nov 17, 2020 on a referral, in Lancaster.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $36,864 and now stand at $17,203, 53% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Complete Filter Media, LLC averages $17,203 (1 cited inspection).
Complete Filter Media, 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.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
273employers cited
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Incident on Nov 12, 2019: Employee sustains multiple injuries when hand is caught in m
At 12:15 p.m. on November 12, 2019, an employee was placing polyester material around the rollers of a Fehrer AG K12 machine that was being serviced, lockout tagout had not been initiated. The machine was energized, and the employee's right hand became caught in the rollers. The employee sustained a traumatic right thumb amputation, right index finger fracture, and right hand degloving. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Lancaster site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 72 workers: 14.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Complete Filter Media, LLC
Lancaster · 2025
72
10
3
14.8
2.6
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(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 1910.147(d)
(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:
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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.
