Cryogenic Experts Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations
Oxnard, California · Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing · NAICS 332410
1inspections
1citation items
$12,600current penalties
May 1, 2018last inspection
Cryogenic Experts Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in California.
OSHA opened it on May 1, 2018 after an accident, in Oxnard.
From that inspection OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
OSHA proposed $12,600 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Cryogenic Experts Inc. averages $12,600 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Cryogenic Experts Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Apr 9, 2018: Employee suffers burns from plasma cutter sparks
At 4:00 p.m. on April 9, 2018, Employee #1 and a coworker were cutting holes into a 0.5 inch thick stainless steel metal sheet, using a plasma cutter, in an outside work area. The employee was holding a manual compass that was used as a guide to cut the circular shapes onto the metal sheet, while the coworker was operating and cutting with the plasma torch. The employees shirt caught on fire from the sparks generated by the plasma cutting process, resulting in severe burns to his left torso, arm, and hands. He was wearing a welding helmet, leather gloves, 100% cotton shirt, pants, and leather boots. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injuries.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3380(F)(1)
Serious
$12,600
$12,600
Oct 3, 2018
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 Oxnard site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 29 workers: 7.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.8 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Cryogenic Experts
Oxnard · 2022
29
2
0
7.4
2.8
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other power boiler and heat exchanger manufacturing employers in California
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