Exide Technologies, Inc. has 10 OSHA inspections on record in Iowa, the first in 1989.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 27, 2020 after a complaint, in Manchester.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 28 citation items: 13 serious and 15 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $99,602 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $55,456, down 44%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1025, lead in general industry (9 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Exide Technologies, Inc. averages $11,091 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Exide Technologies, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 344857123 OPENED JUL 27, 2020Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 330 employees at the site · Closed Dec 16, 2020
913 South 10th Street, Manchester, IA 52057 · Storage Battery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 17, 2020: Employee incurs heat exhaustion during battery manufacturing
At 1:00 p.m. on July 17, 2020, an employee was performing his normal work duties as a wet formation operator for battery manufacturing when he began to exhibit signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion. The employee moved to a cooler area of the facility to recover, but his symptoms continued to worsen. A coworker called 911, and the employee was hospitalized to treat a heat-related illness.
No citations from this inspection.
Incident on Mar 4, 2001 (fatal): Employee killed when crushed between trailer and building
At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 4, 2001, Employee #1, a truck driver, was pr eparing to depart the plant with a loaded tractor trailer rig. Employee #1 was f ound by a coworker pinned between the trailer and the building. The tractor trai ler had been parked with the rear of the trailer approximately 4 feet from the b uilding. The surface the trailer was parked on had a 2.6-degree slope toward the building. Employee #1 was taken to the local medical center and was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m. with massive crush injuries to his abdomen and pelvis.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Manchester site logged 20 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 325 workers: 5.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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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.
