Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Flsmidth, Inc. in West Virginia 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 22, 2023 on a referral, in Fraziers Bottom.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $23,427; today they stand at $20,302, 13% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Flsmidth, Inc. averages $10,151 across 2 cited inspections.
Flsmidth, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Fraziers Bottom site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 84 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 67 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Sep 22, 2023, Fraziers Bottom: Hospitalization · puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds · abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
An employee was using a hammer to hit a steel bearing and dislodge it from a shaft. A small piece of the bearing broke off and embedded in his stomach.
Feb 17, 2023, Fraziers Bottom: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a hydraulic press when his left middle finger was crushed between the part he was pressing and the press table. The employee sustained an open fracture of the tuft of the distal phalanx, which led to a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.
Feb 26, 2020, Fraziers Bottom: Hospitalization · fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions · multiple head locations
An employee was lifting a metal plate with an overhead crane and a magnet. The plate or the magnet shifted and struck the employee's chin. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the chin and a concussion.
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.