Jupiter Composites, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2011.
OSHA's last visit started on Jun 19, 2019 on a referral, in Pensacola.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $13,260 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,000, down 62%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Jupiter Composites, Inc. averages $5,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344099395 OPENED JUN 19, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 340 employees at the site · Closed Oct 9, 2019
3380 Bill Metzger Lane, Pensacola, FL 32514 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 13, 2019: Employee amputates finger and fractures another cutting foam
At 3:00 a.m. on June 13, 2019, an employee was operating a Shopbot CNC machine cutting foam when she reached under the spindle to retrieve a piece of foam. The employee's glove was caught in the machine causing her to amputate her left middle finger at the first knuckle and fracture her ring finger and requiring hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,260 | $5,000 | Aug 21, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 315477380 OPENED MAY 26, 2011Closed
Complaint · Complete · Safety · 175 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 2011
3380 Bill Metzger Lane, Pensacola, FL 32514 · All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
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 13, 2019, Pensacola: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
A temporary employee was attempting to remove a piece of plastic foam from a foam-cutting machine when the cutter snatched her glove and pulled her left hand into the moving cutter blade, resulting in the amputation of her left middle finger from the first knuckle and a broken ring finger.
Apr 7, 2016, Pensacola: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was installing a new auger bag for the CNC machine when his right index finger was partially amputated by the auger blade. The safety tube covering the blades was not in place properly at the time of the incident.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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