Electron Inc has one OSHA inspection on record in Kansas.
OSHA opened it on Jun 28, 2021 on a referral, in Wichita.
From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $20,480 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,517, down 34%.
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Electron Inc averages $13,517 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345389779 OPENED JUN 28, 2021Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2022
2050 East Northern Street, Wichita, KS 67216 · Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 7, 2021: Employee's hand is amputated by press
At 12:00 p.m. on June 7, 2021, Employee #1 was feeding a press with a part using his hands. The employee's hand went through the machine guard and into the strike zone of the press, resulting in an amputation injury. Emergency services were called, and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,557 | $6,690 | Sep 15, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $4,096 | $2,048 | Sep 15, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $6,827 | $4,779 | Sep 15, 2021 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 8, 2022, Wichita: Hospitalization · crushing injuries · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
At a mechanical press, an employee's fingers and thumb were partially crushed.
Jun 7, 2021, Wichita: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was pressing electronic boards to size from a long electronic board sheet. The employee's hand was caught in the power press's point of operation, which amputated the index and middle fingers and partially amputated the ring and little fingers.
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.
