Since 1980, OSHA inspectors have visited Dynamet Inc. in Florida 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Apr 7, 2015 on a referral, in Clearwater.
In all, OSHA issued 29 citation items: 8 serious and 21 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $15,860 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Dynamet Inc. averages $7,000 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Jan 9, 2023, Clearwater: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was pushing a cart containing metal materials that were approximately 25 feet in length. A wheel on the cart detached causing the cart to tip over. The employee's right little finger was pinched by the cart, resulting in partial amputation of the fingertip.
Aug 28, 2017, Clearwater: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was trying to figure out why the bars were not feeding into an ultrasonic testing machine. A fixed guard was missing and he saw a belt that looked like it was loose. As he was attempting to inspect it, his right hand was caught by the pulley on the machine's belt drive, amputating the flesh on his index fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
Mar 27, 2015, Clearwater: Hospitalization · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was feeding metal stock into a straightening roll machine when his right index fingertip and glove got caught in the rollers, amputating the right index fingertip (without bone loss).
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.