OSHA has inspected Oberfields 9 times in Ohio since 1985.
The latest one began on Dec 1, 2023 on a referral, in Sunbury.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,327 and now stand at $17,722, 13% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Oberfields averages $11,292 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Oberfields also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Want to know if OSHA cites Oberfields again? Add it to a watchlist and we will email you the morning the citation shows up.
Watch this company471 Kintner Parkway, Sunbury, OH 43074 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.29(j) · Fall protection systems in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $11,292 | $11,292 | Feb 22, 2024 | Final |
1165 Alum Creek Dr, Columbus, OH 43209 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,825 | $2,678 | Jun 16, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $3,060 | $2,142 | Jul 16, 2014 | Final |
528 London Road, Delaware, OH 43015 · Other Building Material Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
528 London Road, Delaware, OH 43015 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $975 | $682 | Feb 4, 2005 | Closed |
1165 Alum Creek Dr, Columbus, OH 43215 · Other Concrete Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $825 | $578 | Dec 7, 2004 | Closed |
10441 East State Route 36, Sunbury, OH 43074 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
777 West Cherry Street, Sunbury, OH 43015 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
10441 East State Route 36, Sunbury, OH 43074 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 18, 1986 (fatal): Employee killed in natural gas explosion
Employee # 1 was operating a 90 degree F kiln fired by a gas burner to cure conc rete blocks. The safety device on the burner had failed, allowing gas to enter t he kiln without igniting. Employee #1 was just leaving for the day, and probably noticed that the REST button on the burner had popped out. He pushed it, causin g a spark that ignited the gas. The explosion caused extensive damage to the kil n, adjoining kilns, and the building. Employee #1 suffered head injuries when he was struck by flying concrete blocks. He was killed.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $350 | $350 | Apr 18, 1986 | Closed |
528 London Road, Delaware, OH 43015 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Columbus site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 35 workers: 12.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberfields Columbus Columbus · 2016 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Oberfields Delaware Delaware · 2016 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
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 27, 2023, Columbus: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, unspecified
On November 27, 2023, an employee was using a hammer and scraper to clean a block machine. The employee was on top of the block machine approximately 6-7 feet in the air and their full-body harness was attached to an overhead retractable lifeline. Their retractable lanyard cable got caught in the shaft of an overhead conveyor, causing the employee to be pulled against the conveyor belt. The…
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
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(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
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.