Since 2023, OSHA inspectors have visited Layerzero Power Systems, Inc. in Ohio 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Oct 4, 2024 on a referral, in Aurora.
In all, OSHA issued 13 citation items: 13 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $58,050; today they stand at $30,738, 47% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 4 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Layerzero Power Systems, Inc. averages $10,246 across 3 cited inspections.
Layerzero Power Systems, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Want to know if OSHA cites Layerzero Power Systems, Inc. again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.
Watch this company1500 Danner Dr., Aurora, OH 44202 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer 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 |
Serious | $11,409 | $7,416 | Nov 6, 2024 | Final |
1500 Danner Dr., Aurora, OH 44202 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.94(c)(5)(i) · Ventilation |
Serious | $6,250 | $3,125 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.107(d)(2) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.107(l)(2)(i) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $6,250 | $3,125 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(ii) · Spray painting and finishing |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $6,250 | $3,125 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 16, 2023 | Final |
1500 Danner Dr., Aurora, OH 44202 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,297 | $4,649 | Jun 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $9,297 | $4,649 | Jun 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 21, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $9,297 | $4,649 | Jun 21, 2023 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Aurora site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 165 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 5 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LZHQ - Danner Aurora · 2025 | 165 | 2 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| LZ - Harris Aurora · 2025 | 82 | 4 | 2 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| LZHQ Aurora · 2024 | 195 | 10 | 4 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 23, 2024, Aurora: Amputation · multiple severe wounds and internal injuries · thumb(s) and finger(s)
An employee set up the studs on a machine to prepare to run an order. The part was not level, causing the ram to bind during retraction. The employee's left glove got caught on the ram. This resulted in a thumb tip amputation and their left index finger was broken in multiple places.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.107(d)(2)
(2) General. All spraying areas shall be provided with mechanical ventilation adequate to remove flammable vapors, mists, or powders to a safe location and to confine and control combustible residues so that life is not endangered. Mechanical ventilation shall be kept in operation at all times while spraying operations are being conducted and for a sufficient time thereafter to allow vapors from drying coated articles and drying finishing material residue to be exhausted.
29 CFR 1910.107(l)(2)(i)
(2) Ventilation. (i) In addition to the provisions of paragraph (d) of this section, where applicable, exhaust ventilation shall be sufficient to maintain the atmosphere below the lowest explosive limits for the materials being applied. All nondeposited air-suspended powders shall be safely removed via exhaust ducts to the powder recovery cyclone or receptacle. Each installation shall be designed and operated to meet the foregoing performance specification.
29 CFR 1910.107(l)(4)(i)
(4) Operation and maintenance. (i) All areas shall be kept free of the accumulation of powder coating dusts, particularly such horizontal surfaces as ledges, beams, pipes, hoods, booths, and floors.
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.