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Meritec: OSHA inspections and violations

Painesville, Ohio · Electronic Connector Manufacturing · NAICS 334417

1inspections
4citation items
$16,634current penalties
Sep 26, 2023last inspection

Meritec has one OSHA inspection on record in Ohio.

OSHA opened it on Sep 26, 2023 after a complaint, in Painesville.

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

OSHA proposed $27,724 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $16,634, down 40%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Meritec averages $16,634 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Meritec also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Meritec: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346995442 OPENED SEP 26, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 220 employees at the site · Closed Feb 8, 2024

1382 West Jackson St., Painesville, OH 44077 · Electronic Connector Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$6,831$4,099Nov 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii) · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
 Serious$8,036$4,822Nov 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$6,831$4,099Nov 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$6,026$3,614Nov 14, 2023Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Painesville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 198 workers: 0.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 16 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Meritec
Painesville · 2021
198 110.50.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(2)(ii)

(ii) Containers when stored inside shall not be located near exits, stairways, or in areas normally used or intended for the safe exit of people.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)

(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other electronic connector manufacturing employers in Ohio

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.