Corecivic Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2020.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 18, 2021 on a referral, in Youngstown.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $17,016 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,911, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (3 items).
For context, across all public administration employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $0. Corecivic Inc. averages $3,970 over 3 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Corecivic Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
275employers cited
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Incident on Nov 11, 2021: Employee with covid-19 infection is hospitalized
An employee worked maintenance for a correctional institution. On or about November 10, 2021, and employee was hospitalized due to complications from COVID-19. The date, time and other details leading up to exposure are not indicated in the narrative but a coworker who also worked maintenance for the same company but at a different facility was hospitalized with COVID-19 around the same timeframe. There is no indication that they came into contact with each other. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are also not included in the narrative.
Incident on Nov 16, 2021: Employee with covid-19 infection is hospitalized
An employee worked maintenance for a correctional institution. The employee tested positive for COVID-19 and was put off work (date not indicated). He was due to return to work on November 15, 2021. On November 14, 2021, his spouse called the employer and reported he was hospitalized with pneumonia. The illness was later determined to be COVID-19 related pneumonia on November 16, 2021. The date, time and other details leading up to exposure are not indicated in the narrative but a coworker who also worked maintenance for the same company but at a different facility was hospitalized with COVID-19 around the same timeframe. There is no indication that they came into contact with each other. Information regarding engineering, administrative and personal protective equipment controls for COVID-19 are also not included in the narrative.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.8(a) · Recording criteria for needlestick and sharps injuries
Other-than-serious
$1,761
$1,233
Mar 15, 2022
Final
Inspection 344799663 OPENED JUN 19, 2020Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Health · 266 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2021
Incident on Jun 16, 2020 (fatal): Employee with covid-19 infection dies
At approximately 10:00 a.m. on June 16, 2020, an employee was working and contracted the virus. The employee later died from complications from COVID-19. COVID-19.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Youngstown site logged 25 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 454 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 5.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 559 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Northeast Ohio
Youngstown · 2019
454
25
8
5.2
5.5
Lake Erie Correctional Inst
Conneaut · 2019
287
9
5
3.1
5.5
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Feb 8, 2024, Youngstown: Hospitalization · traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified · exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
An employee was working as a corrections officer when they were assaulted by an inmate, resulting in a neck injury.
An employee was using a three-step ladder to change a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.
Mar 5, 2018, Conneaut: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was attempting to catch a closing steel door when the employee's left middle finger was pinched between the door and the doorframe, amputating the fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(b) Implementation—(1) What do I need to do to complete the OSHA 300 Log? You must enter information about your business at the top of the OSHA 300 Log, enter a one or two line description for each recordable injury or illness, and summarize this information on the OSHA 300-A at the end of the year.
29 CFR 1904.8 · Recording criteria for needlestick and sharps injuries
29 CFR 1904.8(a)
(a) Basic requirement. You must record all work-related needlestick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that are contaminated with another person's blood or other potentially infectious material (as defined by 29 CFR 1910.1030). You must enter the case on the OSHA 300 Log as an injury. To protect the employee's privacy, you may not enter the employee's name on the OSHA 300 Log (see the requirements for privacy cases in paragraphs 1904.29(b)(6) through 1904.29(b)(9)).
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
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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.
