Microtech Knives, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Pennsylvania, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 12, 2019 on a referral, in Bradford.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 24 citation items: 18 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $45,109 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $31,576, down 30%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (3 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Microtech Knives, Inc. averages $15,788 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Microtech Knives, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344471586 OPENED NOV 25, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Dec 29, 2020
300 Chestnut Street Ext., Bradford, PA 16701 · Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 22, 2019: Employee amputates two fingers while cleaning energized grin
At 9:30 a.m. on November 22, 2019, an employee working as a machine operator for a hand tool manufacturer was cleaning the magnet table of an Okamoto Model ACC-16-32DXV Grind-X Surface Grinder. The employee passed her left hand under the rotating grinding wheel. She amputated her middle finger to the first knuckle and her index finger to the second knuckle. She was treated without hospitalization.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $5,205 | $3,644 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a |
Serious | $10,409 | $7,286 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3a |
Serious | $6,940 | $4,858 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $5,205 | $3,644 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4c |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 4 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 5 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | May 7, 2020 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Bradford site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 29 workers: 9.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 22, 2019, Bradford: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee had unloaded the table of the surface grinder. The grinder was in the stop position as the employee used a hose and a rag to wipe the table for cleaning purposes. The employee's left hand went under the grinder's wheel. The employee sustained amputations to her left middle fingertip, and index finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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