Since 2010, OSHA inspectors have visited GT Technologies in Ohio 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 20, 2024 after a complaint, in Toledo.
In all, OSHA issued 19 citation items: 17 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $112,758; today they stand at $57,074, 49% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 6 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. GT Technologies averages $15,312 across 3 cited inspections.
GT Technologies also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344059605 OPENED JUN 5, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 220 employees at the site · Closed Nov 5, 2019
1125 Precision Way, Defiance, OH 43512 · Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 15, 2019: Employee crushes finger between steel bundle and rack
At 11:00 a.m. on May 15, 2019, an employee was using an overhead monorail hoist attached to two nylon slings to lift a bundle of steel from storage racks in the receiving area to the machine area. The employee had his left hand resting on top of the bundle when he lifted the bundle a few inches to test the rigging. As the employee watched the lift he pinched his left middle finger between the bundle and an upper shelf on the rack. He crushed the distal tip of his left middle finger requiring amputation during medical treatment but was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 1, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Defiance site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 168 workers: 3.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 14 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 26, 2023, Toledo: Hospitalization · puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was adjusting their fingers on a brake press while a maintenance technician was adjusting the bowl feeder. The injured employee's left hand was caught in the point of operation and pierced.
May 15, 2019, Defiance: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
As a bundle of steel was being lowered by an overhead crane, it shifted and pinched an employee's left middle finger. The tip was amputated.
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.
