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Flexaust Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Warsaw, Indiana · Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing · NAICS 326220

4inspections
10citation items
$21,800current penalties
Aug 21, 2018last inspection

Since 1983, OSHA inspectors have visited Flexaust Inc in Indiana 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 21, 2018 on a referral, in Warsaw.

In all, OSHA issued 10 citation items: 8 serious and 2 repeat.

The proposed penalties came to $24,300; today they stand at $21,800, 10% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Flexaust Inc averages $10,700 across 2 cited inspections.

Flexaust Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Flexaust Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1983 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343411955 OPENED AUG 21, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 2021

1510 Armstrong Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580 · Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,000$2,500Sep 18, 2018Final

Inspection 343204822 OPENED MAY 31, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 210 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2018

1510 Armstrong Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580 · Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,150$3,150Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,500$4,500Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$4,500$4,500Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$2,250$2,250Jul 27, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,500$4,500Jul 27, 2018Final

Inspection 2762599 OPENED DEC 28, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 19 employees at the site · Closed Jan 4, 1985

Armstrong Rd, Warsaw, IN 46580 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 215184565 OPENED JAN 17, 1983Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Mar 17, 1983

Armstrong Rd Boggs Industral, Warsaw, IN 46580 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Repeat$400$400Feb 15, 1983Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Repeat$0$0Jan 25, 1983Closed

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 Warsaw site logged 11 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 244 workers: 5.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Flexaust Company, Incorporated
Warsaw · 2025
244 1105.62.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

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 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other rubber and plastics hoses and belting manufacturing employers in Indiana

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