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Joon, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Cusseta, Alabama · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · NAICS 336370

8inspections
55citation items
$2,548,535current penalties
Dec 28, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Joon, LLC 8 times in Alabama since 2016.

The latest one began on Dec 28, 2022 on a referral, in Cusseta.

Those inspections ended with 55 citation items: 6 serious, 48 willful and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $2,551,888 and now stand at $2,548,535, 0% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 45 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Joon, LLC averages $637,134 (4 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

It reported 6 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $130,949 in back wages owed to workers.

Joon, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346409063 OPENED DEC 28, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed Mar 3, 2023

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346140270 OPENED AUG 9, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2023

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Serious$12,278$12,278Feb 3, 2023Final

Inspection 345382071 OPENED JUN 25, 2021Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Nov 16, 2022

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 22, 2021: One employee is injured when struck by forklift and another

At approximately 6:45 p.m. on June 22, 2021, in first incident, Employee #1 was walking to her workstation from the breakroom and crossed a pathway shared by forklifts and pedestrians. She was struck on the left foot by the front tire of a moving forklift (Tailift ETC00205 KD04), resulting in a broken left ankle/foot. In the second incident, Employee #2 was loading material onto the destacker for a Line A press machine. While attempting to manually push a stack of metal plates back onto magnetic rods, the stack tipped over, and his hand was caught between the plates and the magnetic posts, resulting in the amputation of the fifth fingertip on his right hand. Both employees were hospitalized in the separate incidents.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 344358379 OPENED OCT 3, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Dec 31, 2019

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 30, 2019: Employee partially amputates finger when caught between robo

At 1:00 p.m. on September 30, 2019, an employee was troubleshooting a robotic cell at a motor vehicle metal stamping facility. The robotic cell performed cold welds, and the employee attempted to access the alignment of the welding tips. When the employee activated a pneumatic solenoid, his index finger was caught between the welding tips. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$13,260$13,260Dec 2, 2019Final

Inspection 342445970 OPENED JUL 10, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 700 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2017

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 30, 2017: Employee fractures hip when falling to warehouse floor

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 30, 2017, an employee was performing quality control task on the door line. The employee possibly fell onto warehouse floor from an unknown height, possible she was just standing and twisted her ankle and fell or from a bar on a metal rack 30.6 inches above concrete floor. The employee fractured her hip. The employee was hospitalized and her hip was partially replaced. The employee was not directed to go into the shipping warehouse for any function by management.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341625309 OPENED JUN 30, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 650 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 2016

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341568665 OPENED JUN 20, 2016Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 700 employees at the site · Open

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 19, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed by robot while repairing

At approximately 10:23 a.m. on June 19, 2016, an employee was waiting for a sensor fault on A900 robotic cell to be cleared.The employee entered the robotic cell, seven robots present, and attempted to clear a sensor fault on the machine. The robot became activated and caught the employee from behind crushing her ribs and shoving the employee to a jig. The employee was killed.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$11,758$11,758Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(5) · Resistance welding
Serious$9,799$9,799Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Final
Citation 2, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 5c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 6c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 7c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 8c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 9a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 9b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 9c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 10a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 10b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 10c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 11a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 11b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 11c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 12a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 12b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 12c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 13a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 13b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 13c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 14a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 14b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 14c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$0$0Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 15
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 16
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 17
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 18
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 19
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 2, item 20
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Willful$124,709$124,709Dec 12, 2016Contested
Citation 3, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 12, 2016Final

Inspection 341306272 OPENED MAR 2, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 600 employees at the site · Closed May 17, 2016

1500 County Rd 177, Cusseta, AL 36852 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.217(c)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$3,613$2,710Apr 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.255(b)(4) · Resistance welding
Serious$7,000$4,550Apr 15, 2016Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 6 reports on file.

Dec 22, 2022, Cusseta: Hospitalization · fractures · upper and lower limb(s)

An employee was walking in an aisle when a forklift backed out of the dock and struck the employee resulting in fractures to their left arm, right leg, and right ankle.

Aug 5, 2022, Cusseta: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

A temporary employee was operating a projection welder. As she was moving a piece into position, the machine started and caught her left index finger in the point of operation. The fingertip was amputated.

Jun 22, 2021, Cusseta: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.

An employee was adjusting planks for a press when the stack of planks tilted and started falling. The employee tried to catch the planks and they fell on his right hand, resulting in amputation of the right little finger.

Jun 22, 2021, Cusseta: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified

A forklift struck an employee as she walked across an aisle. She suffered a broken left leg.

Sep 30, 2019, Cusseta: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was troubleshooting the robotic welder. The employee was attempting to access the alignment of the welding tips when the pneumatic solenoid activated and his right index finger was caught between the welding tips resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.

Jun 30, 2017, Cusseta: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)

An employee fell from a pallet and fractured a hip, requiring hospitalization.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Aug 22, 2020 to Aug 20, 2022
CUSSETA
388387$130,949$0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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 1910.147(c)(5)(i)

(5) Protective materials and hardware. (i) Locks, tags, chains, wedges, key blocks, adapter pins, self-locking fasteners, or other hardware shall be provided by the employer for isolating, securing or blocking of machines or equipment from energy sources.

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

29 CFR 1910.255 · Resistance welding

Other motor vehicle metal stamping employers in Alabama

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