OSHA has inspected Foremost Fabricators 5 times in Indiana since 2008.
The latest one began on Jan 20, 2022 on a referral, in Goshen.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 repeat.
Penalties were first proposed at $47,225 and now stand at $26,908, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Foremost Fabricators averages $8,683 (3 cited inspections).
Foremost Fabricators also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
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Watch this company2882 Hackberry Dr, Goshen, IN 46526 · Gypsum Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $35,000 | $17,500 | Jun 23, 2022 | Final |
3125 Maple City Drive, Goshen, IN 46526 · Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,550 | Nov 3, 2021 | Final |
3352 Maple City Drive, Goshen, IN 46526 · Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Apr 20, 2021 | Final |
3352 Maple City Dr, Goshen, IN 46526 · Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
3249 Maple City Drive, Goshen, IN 46526 · Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 16, 2008: Employee's finger is amputated by equipment
On January 16, 2008, Employee #1, who works for Foremost Fabrications, suffered an amputation of her finger after it became caught in the equipment. She was hos pitalized for her injury. No other information was given in the narrative.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $1,225 | $858 | Mar 3, 2008 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Goshen site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 249 workers: 5.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 92 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foremost Fabricators LLC Goshen · 2022 | 249 | 14 | 3 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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