Enid, Oklahoma · Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333132
6inspections
6citation items
$39,927current penalties
Aug 30, 2018last inspection
Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Gefco Inc. in Oklahoma 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 30, 2018 on a referral, in Enid.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $66,545; today they stand at $39,927, 40% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.184 (slings), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Gefco Inc. averages $19,401 across 2 cited inspections.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Gefco Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Aug 30, 2018: Employee fractures neck when fainting at lathe work station
At 8:15 a.m. on August 30, 2018, an employee was working at a lathe machine, fainted, and fell, striking his head on the work station table or equipment. The employee fractured his neck and was killed.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343295614 OPENED JUL 12, 2018Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4,300 employees at the site · Closed Dec 6, 2018
Incident on Jun 19, 2018 (fatal): Employee is struck and killed by trailer chassis
At 11:20 a.m. on June 19, 2018, Employee #1 was preparing to attach a chain to a trailer chassis for rotation to a new position. The employee removed the C clamps holding the chassis in place. It was not secured on that end of trailer. The trailer shifted and tipped over, striking the employee, and causing a deep laceration to his chest, killing him.
Incident on Feb 23, 2018 (fatal): Employee is crushed and killed by equipment
At 11:00 a.m. on February 23, 2018, an employee was guiding industrial brooms onto a trailer when he became caught between two machines. The employee's chest and lower abdomen were crushed, resulting in his death.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340019652 OPENED OCT 17, 2014Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 179 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2014
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Enid site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 155 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 10 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Gefco inc, Subsidary of Astec Industries
Enid · 2019
155
2
2
1.1
2.7
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(3) Moving the load. (i) The load shall be well secured and properly balanced in the sling or lifting device before it is lifted more than a few inches.
29 CFR 1910.179(n)(3)(ix)
(ix) When two or more cranes are used to lift a load one qualified responsible person shall be in charge of the operation. He shall analyze the operation and instruct all personnel involved in the proper positioning, rigging of the load, and the movements to be made.
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