Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Heilind Electronics in Ohio 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Feb 3, 2020 on a referral, in Mentor.
In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 4 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $24,794; today they stand at $17,838, 28% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.38 (emergency action plans), 2 times.
Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,425 penalty. Heilind Electronics averages $8,919 across 2 cited inspections.
Heilind Electronics also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344603113 OPENED FEB 3, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Jun 22, 2020
6240 Tin Man Road, Mentor, OH 44060 · Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 28, 2020: Employee amputates two fingers in paper cutting machine
At 4:30 p.m. on January 28, 2020, an employee was clearing a paper jam from a paper cutting machine when a coworker activated the jam toggle button which caused the blades to actuate. As the employee reached in to the point of operation of the machine, he made contact with the cutter blades. The employee suffered a partial left thumb and full index finger amputation and was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,639 | $7,229 | Mar 3, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1a |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1b |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 3, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Mentor site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 123 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.7 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jan 28, 2020, Mentor: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was unjamming the a machine when the maintenance operator began to assist in the process. The maintenance operator activated the machine and it cycled while the employee's hand was inside, resulting in the partial amputation of the left thumb and full amputation of the left index finger.
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.
