OSHA has inspected Firth Rixson, Inc. 10 times in New York since 1993.
The latest one began on Aug 7, 2018 on a referral, in Rochester.
Those inspections ended with 27 citation items: 18 serious and 9 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $45,892 and now stand at $38,068, 17% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Firth Rixson, Inc. averages $3,463 (1 cited inspection).
Firth Rixson, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343362125 OPENED AUG 7, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 115 employees at the site · Closed Sep 20, 2018
181 Mckee Road, Rochester, NY 14611 · Iron and Steel Forging · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 6, 2018: Employees are burned from ignited hydraulic fluid
At 12:16 p.m. on August 6, 2018, two employees were working adjacent to a 3,000 pound shear press. One of the hydraulic lines on the 3,000 shear press released hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid ignited and created a fire ball that engulfed the employees, resulting in burns.
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 2025, the Rochester site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 114 workers: 0.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 59 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 6, 2018, Rochester: Hospitalization · third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On August 6, 2018, at approximately 12:16 PM, a hydraulic line located at the 3,000-ton press shear station unexpectedly released pressurized hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic fluid traversed to a separate operation next to the press and landed on a hot part (small ring expander), resulting in a flash fire. As a result, two employee suffered second and third degree burns to their hands and face,…
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.
