Lorac Tool LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Rhode Island, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 28, 2021 on a referral, in Providence.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.
OSHA proposed $31,283 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $17,444, down 44%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.218, forging machines (4 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Lorac Tool LLC averages $8,722 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Lorac Tool LLC 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 Oct 25, 2021: Employee amputates two fingers in machine press
At 2:00 p.m. on October 25, 2021, an employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press die with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when a coworker started a conversation with him. The employee inadvertently activated the machine with his left hand and crushed his right hand in the machine. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple injuries to his right hand including fractures, lacerations, and an amputation of his index and middle fingers.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Providence site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 12.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 120 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
97 Johnson Street
Providence · 2018
30
4
1
12.8
2.5
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 cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(b)
(B) Each affected employee shall be instructed in the purpose and use of the energy control procedure.
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.
