Since 2021, OSHA inspectors have visited Hycom Inc. in Ohio 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 6, 2024 on a referral, in Barberton.
In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 repeat.
The proposed penalties came to $104,597; today they stand at $67,254, 36% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Hycom Inc. averages $22,418 across 3 cited inspections.
Hycom Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company374 5th Street Nw, Barberton, OH 44203 · Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $8,873 | $5,000 | Jun 24, 2024 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $62,104 | $40,000 | Jun 24, 2024 | Final |
374 5th Street, Barberton, OH 44203 · Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing · 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)(1) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $24,063 | $15,564 | Jul 13, 2023 | Final |
374 5th Street N.w., Barberton, OH 44203 · Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 27, 2021: Employee partially amputates finger when caught in unguarded
At 11:30 a.m. on January 27, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a metal tube flaring machine when the right hand fifth finger became caught in the unguarded clamp portion of the machine. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the fifth finger of the right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,557 | $6,690 | Mar 11, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Barberton site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 11.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 20 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hycom Inc Barberton · 2025 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 11.9 | 2.4 |
| Hycom Inc. Barberton · 2021 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Feb 29, 2024, Barberton: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was operating the flaring machine. While loading/adjusting a part in the machine, the foot control was activated and the employee's fingers were caught in the clamping mechanism. The employee sustained injuries to their left index and middle fingers requiring a skin graft and stitches, and was hospitalized.
Apr 14, 2023, Barberton: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was moving steel tubing through the machine for bending. As the employee went to remove a piece of tubing, the machine clamped down onto their right hand, resulting in a right thumb amputation.
Jan 27, 2021, Barberton: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was working on a flare machine when a clamp closed on his little finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
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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