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Mahle Engine Components: OSHA inspections and violations

Morristown, Tennessee · Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing · NAICS 336310

1inspections
4citation items
$13,900current penalties
Aug 27, 2020last inspection

Mahle Engine Components has one OSHA inspection on record in Tennessee.

OSHA opened it on Aug 27, 2020 on a referral, in Morristown.

From that inspection OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 serious.

OSHA proposed $13,900 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Mahle Engine Components averages $13,900 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Mahle Engine Components: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344902549 OPENED AUG 27, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 661 employees at the site · Closed Mar 2, 2021

1 Mahle Dr, Morristown, TN 37815 · Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 16, 2020: Employee breaks leg while performing sensor adjustment on ro

At 10:04 a.m. on August 16, 2020, an employee was unsticking a pallet and adjusting sensors on an industrial robot. The sensors were activated causing the robot to begin its cycle. The robot grabbed the employee and pulled him to the floor attempting to complete its cycle. The employee's leg was broken and required hospitalization for treatment.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8) · Ladders in general industry
 Serious$2,450$2,450Jan 27, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
 Serious$2,450$2,450Jan 27, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,500$4,500Jan 27, 2021Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$4,500$4,500Jan 27, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry

29 CFR 1910.23(b)(8)

(8) Ladders are used only for the purposes for which they were designed;

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

Other motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing employers in Tennessee

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