OSHA has inspected Klosterman Baking Co. 34 times in Ohio since 1973.
The latest one began on Jun 7, 2016 on a referral, in Cincinnati.
Those inspections ended with 83 citation items: 40 serious, 4 repeat and 39 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $325,594 and now stand at $126,435, 61% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 16 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Klosterman Baking Co. averages $50,000 (1 cited inspection).
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $8,500 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 339428328 OPENED SEP 27, 2013Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2013
5201 Lodge Road, College Corner, OH 45003 · Retail Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 27, 2013 (fatal): Employee is struck by delivery truck and is killed
At 3:00 p.m. on September 27, 2013, an employee had finished making a delivery to the Heuston Woods State Park Lodge. The employee finished the delivery and drove away from the dock before pulling over to the edge of the road. The employee returned to the loading dock to complete the delivery documentation and was returning to their truck when it began moving backwards. The employee attempted to stop the truck from behind and was struck by the truck which pinned him between the truck and a dumpster. The employee was killed instantly from crushing injuries to his upper body.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 310579743 OPENED DEC 21, 2006Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Oct 11, 2007
508 W. Main Street, Springfield, OH 45504 · Commercial Bakeries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 1, 2006: Employee injures finger in bulk bagging machine
On December 1, 2006, Employee #1 was operating a bulk bagging machine, when, due to normal operation, plastic became deposited on the seal bar of the machine. T his caused the plastic bags to stick to the seal bar. Employee #1 wiped the plas tic off the seal bar with her glove while the bulk bagger was in operation. Whil e doing this, a cycle was initiated and the knife blade cut her middle finger an d fractured a bone in her left hand. It was not identified whether or not she wa s hospitalized as a result of her injuries.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $5,000 | Feb 8, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Serious | $12,500 | $5,000 | Feb 8, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Serious | $25,000 | $5,000 | Feb 8, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Serious | $12,500 | $5,000 | Feb 8, 2007 | Closed |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Dec 17, 2022, Cincinnati: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
An employee was stepping onto the stairs to go up and began to turn around. He lost his balance and fell on the floor, resulting in a hip fracture.
Jul 5, 2020, Springfield: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee feeding paper into a single slice doughboy machine made contact with the heated knife that cuts the paper. The employee sustained amputation of the left ring fingertip.
May 29, 2016, Cincinnati: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · forearm(s)
An employee was cleaning gummed up bread crumbs out from under the conveyor with a compressed air wand resulting in the amputation of the right arm just below the elbow.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
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.