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Motion Industries: OSHA inspections and violations

Jackson, Mississippi · Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing · NAICS 333995

4inspections
6citation items
$2,701current penalties
Mar 11, 2022last inspection

Motion Industries has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Mississippi, the first in 1974.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 11, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Jackson.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,491 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,701, down 40%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Motion Industries averages $2,611 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Motion Industries also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Motion Industries: OSHA citation items per year, 1974 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345829683 OPENED MAR 11, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2023

510-a Highway 80, Jackson, MS 39204 · Fluid Power Cylinder and Actuator Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,351$2,611Jul 1, 2022Final

Inspection 101102432 OPENED APR 14, 1987Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Apr 16, 1987

210 Frontage Road I-20, Jackson, MS 39205 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 18282293 OPENED FEB 25, 1987Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 12 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 1987

3803 Old Mobile Hwy., Pascagoula, MS 39567 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$90$90Mar 4, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Mar 3, 1987Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Mar 4, 1987Closed

Inspection 13569751 OPENED APR 12, 1974Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 1974

817 South Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39205 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1903.2(a) · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards
Other-than-serious$50$0Apr 16, 1974Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.37(a) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 16, 1974Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2018, the Jackson site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 21 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
202765
Jackson · 2018
21 000.01.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1903.2 · Posting of notice; availability of the Act, regulations and applicable standards

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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)

(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other fluid power cylinder and actuator manufacturing employers in Mississippi

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