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Eckhart: OSHA inspections and violations

Eldridge, Iowa · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · NAICS 333514

1inspections
7citation items
$16,678current penalties
Dec 21, 2021last inspection

Eckhart has one OSHA inspection on record in Iowa.

OSHA opened it on Dec 21, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Eldridge.

From that inspection OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

OSHA proposed $33,356 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,678, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.219, belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Eckhart averages $16,678 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Eckhart also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Eckhart: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345698807 OPENED DEC 21, 2021Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2022

2701 S 1st Street, Eldridge, IA 52748 · Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$8,778$4,389Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$8,778$4,389Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$8,778$4,389Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Mar 25, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$7,022$3,511Mar 25, 2022Final

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 Eldridge site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 51 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Eagle Engineering Inc
Eldridge · 2022
51 000.02.3

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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