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Fca, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Clayton, Ohio · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · NAICS 321920

3inspections
2citation items
$11,100current penalties
Jun 12, 2024last inspection

Fca, LLC has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 12, 2024 on a referral, in Dayton.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $29,065 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,100, down 62%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Fca, LLC averages $5,550 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Fca, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Fca, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347544934 OPENED JUN 12, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Oct 17, 2024

3970 Image Drive, Dayton, OH 45414 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.9(b) · Compliance duties owed to each employee
Serious$16,131$6,000Jul 3, 2024Final

Inspection 344305891 OPENED SEP 13, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 33 employees at the site · Closed Dec 4, 2019

6611 Hoke Rd., Clayton, OH 45315 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 5, 2019: Employee suffers wrist laceration by saw blade

At 11:00 a.m. on September 5, 2019, an employee was operating a saw when he reached into the point of operation to remove debris and made contact with the saw blade. The employee was hospitalized to treat a severe laceration to his wrist.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342885803 OPENED JAN 18, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Oct 26, 2018

6611 Hoke Rd., Clayton, OH 45315 · Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 16, 2018: Employee reaches to remove jammed wood in saw and amputates

At 9:45 a.m. on January 16, 2018, an employee was sweeping the floor around a panel saw and noticed a coworker trying to pull a jammed piece of wood from it. The employee reached in to pull the wood out and caught his gloved right hand with the blade that was still turning. The employee amputated the tip of his right hand's pinky but was not hospitalized after treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$12,934$5,100May 1, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Dayton site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 26 workers: 16.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Dayton OH
Dayton · 2025
26 4016.94.6
Clayton OH
Clayton · 2022
38 4312.24.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.

Jun 5, 2024, Dayton: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · ankle(s)

On June 5, 2024, an employee was assembling a pallet with a pneumatic nail gun. As he stepped over an air hose, the nail gun came into contact with his left ankle and shot a nail into it.

Sep 5, 2019, Clayton: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · wrist(s)

An employee had been cutting wood on a saw machine. While removing debris, the saw blade caused a severe laceration to the employee's wrist.

Aug 20, 2018, Clayton: Hospitalization · puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds · forearm(s)

An employee was building a wooden crate with another employee. His arm moved forward at the same time that the second employee lowered the nail gun. The nail gun discharged upon contact with the first employee's arm. The nail entered the employee's right forearm.

Jan 16, 2018, Clayton: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

A piece of wood was jammed in the panel saw. The injured employee was sweeping in the area and went over to assist with the jam. The employee reached into the blade to pull the piece of jammed wood out and cut his finger on the saw blade resulting in a partial amputation of the pinky finger. The e-stop was pushed prior to the employee's hand entering the saw, but the blade was still running from residual force.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.9 · Compliance duties owed to each employee

29 CFR 1910.9(b)

(b) Training. Standards in this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees, provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program, impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner required by the standard, and each failure to train an employee may be considered a separate violation.

Other wood container and pallet manufacturing employers in Ohio

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