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Gardner Denver: OSHA inspections and violations

Springdale, Ohio · Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing · NAICS 333912

2inspections
9citation items
$11,162current penalties
Mar 22, 2023last inspection

Since 1974, OSHA inspectors have visited Gardner Denver in Ohio 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Mar 22, 2023 on a referral, in Sidney.

In all, OSHA issued 9 citation items: 1 serious and 8 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $11,162 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.215 (grinders and abrasive wheels), 3 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Gardner Denver averages $11,162 across 1 cited inspection.

Gardner Denver also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Gardner Denver: OSHA citation items per year, 1974 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346582836 OPENED MAR 22, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 135 employees at the site · Closed Jul 24, 2023

211 E. Russell Rd., Sidney, OH 45365 · Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$11,162$11,162May 10, 2023Final

Inspection 214585762 OPENED MAR 6, 1974Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Mar 10, 1984

12145 Centron Place, Springdale, OH 45246 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.252(e)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 22, 1974Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Sidney site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 135 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Industrial Technologies and Services, LLC
Sidney · 2024
135 100.91.9
Gardner Denver LeRoi Sidney OH
Sidney · 2021
57 102.11.9

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.

Mar 16, 2023, Sidney: Hospitalization · skull fracture and intracranial injury · brain

On March 16, 2023, an employee was utilizing a forklift outside of the facility to clean up trash when the vehicle became stuck. The employee then went into the building to use another forklift to pull the stuck forklift out with a chain/hook. While pulling out the stuck forklift, the chain and hook broke, striking the employee in the head/face. The employee sustained injuries to the head that…

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)

(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

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

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.309

Other air and gas compressor manufacturing employers in Ohio

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