OSHA has inspected Monogram Metals, Inc 3 times in Ohio since 2003.
The latest one began on Aug 5, 2021 on a referral, in Byesville.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $16,261 and now stand at $13,021, 20% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Monogram Metals, Inc averages $5,461 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Monogram Metals, Inc 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 Aug 2, 2021: Employee injures hand and wrist when entangled in recoiler w
At 3:15 p.m. on August 2, 2021, Employee #1 was operating a recoiler as part of his job duties when his left hand became entangled with a metal strip being wound onto the machine. He sustained injuries to his left hand and wrist and was hospitalized for treatment.
Incident on Apr 22, 2003 (fatal): Employee crushed to death by steel coil
On or about April 22, 2003, Employee #1 was crushed to death by a coil of steel. He was attempting to retrieve a rubber shim that had been jammed between the 45 00-lb steel coil and the payoff mandrel to allow the payoff to continue turning. Employee #1 had collapsed the mandrel to retrieve the shim, when the coil becam e dismounted, striking and killing him.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Byesville site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 98 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Monogram Metals
Byesville · 2025
98
1
1
1.0
3.2
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.
Aug 2, 2021, Byesville: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · hand(s) and wrist(s)
An employee was operating a recoiler when his left hand became entangled with the metal strip being wound up on the recoiler. He suffered a hand/wrist injury.
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(a)(4)
(4) Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation shall not be performed by the customer or user without manufacturers prior written approval. Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals shall be changed accordingly.
(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.
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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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.
