OSHA has inspected Kerex Inc. once in Pennsylvania.
The inspection began on Oct 3, 2017 on a referral, in Breezewood.
That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $6,338 and now stand at $4,200, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Kerex Inc. averages $4,200 (1 cited inspection).
Kerex Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Sep 28, 2017: Employee sustains partial finger amputation when caught betw
At 2:20 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 slipped, and grabbed onto a nearby belt. The chain guard was missing on the belt and the employee's left index finger was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in partial amputation of his left index finger to the knuckle.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Breezewood site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 30 workers: 4.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 2 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Kerex, Inc.
Breezewood · 2022
30
1
1
4.6
4.2
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was working near an unguarded chain drive when he slipped and fell. His left hand was caught by the machine, partially amputating his left index finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
(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.
(1) All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.
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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.
