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Lithotone Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Elkhart, Indiana · Printing · NAICS 323110

4inspections
8citation items
$2,730current penalties
Feb 4, 2019last inspection

Since 1985, OSHA inspectors have visited Lithotone Inc in Indiana 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Feb 4, 2019 on a referral, in Elkhart.

In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,200; today they stand at $2,730, 35% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.303 (electrical equipment, general requirements), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Lithotone Inc averages $1,625 across 1 cited inspection.

Lithotone Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lithotone Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1985 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343757480 OPENED FEB 4, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 2019

1313 W Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$2,500$1,625Feb 22, 2019Final

Inspection 316972801 OPENED APR 18, 2013Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Jun 10, 2013

1313 W Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$500$325May 7, 2013Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$500$325May 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 7, 2013Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 7, 2013Closed

Inspection 311254916 OPENED OCT 25, 2007Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 51 employees at the site · Closed Nov 26, 2007

1313 W Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$700$455Nov 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.25(d)(2)(viii) · Portable wood ladders
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 8, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(e) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Nov 8, 2007Closed

Inspection 2674208 OPENED JUL 3, 1985Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 44 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 1985

1313 W Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2022, the Elkhart site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 42 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lithotone, Inc.
Elkhart · 2022
42 000.02.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6)

(6) The driver shall be required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

29 CFR 1910.25 · Portable wood ladders

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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