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Fna Group: OSHA inspections and violations

Decatur, Arkansas · Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · NAICS 333319

1inspections
2citation items
$13,639current penalties
Aug 20, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Fna Group in Arkansas one time.

It opened on Aug 20, 2019 on a referral, in Decatur.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $22,732; today they stand at $13,639, 40% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Fna Group averages $13,639 across 1 cited inspection.

Fna Group also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Fna Group: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344254255 OPENED AUG 20, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed Nov 5, 2019

1265 Industrial Street, Decatur, AR 72722 · Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 19, 2019: Employee amputates foot after climbing in to unclog baler

At 11:00 a.m. on August 19, 2019, an employee was feeding cardboard into a vertical baler when the cardboard became jammed in the chute. The employee entered the baler while it was energized and attempted to push the cardboard down to the ram. The employee caught his right foot in the cardboard as it fed into the baler. As a result, he amputated his foot above the ankle and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$9,472$5,683Oct 4, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$13,260$7,956Oct 4, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Decatur site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 46 workers: 14.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 23 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Decatur site
Decatur · 2023
46 7214.71.3
FNA Group Decatur
Decatur · 2019
578 934.91.9

Severe injury reports

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 19, 2019, Decatur: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · foot (feet), n.e.c.

A temporary employee suffered a foot amputation while operating a cardboard compactor.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2)

(2) If the workplace contains permit spaces, the employer shall inform exposed employees, by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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.

Other commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing employers in Arkansas

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