OSHA has inspected Pentaflex, Inc. 13 times in Ohio since 1976.
The latest one began on Apr 3, 2018 on a referral, in Springfield.
Those inspections ended with 69 citation items: 40 serious, 2 willful, 3 repeat and 24 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $121,179 and now stand at $51,940, 57% lower after settlements or reviews.
Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 18 items under 1910.217.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Pentaflex, Inc. averages $3,500 (1 cited inspection).
Pentaflex, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 343058616 OPENED APR 3, 2018Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 129 employees at the site · Closed Dec 19, 2018
4981 Gateway Blvd, Springfield, OH 45502 · Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 28, 2018: Employee catches finger in nip point on equipment and amputa
At 6:30 a.m. on March 28, 2018, an employee was troubleshooting why a finger gripper for a spot welder was not properly holding a nut. The employee inserted a screwdriver into a slot to activate the solenoid and activated the wrong solenoid. The employee pinched his right hand's pinky between the drawer and machine amputating the finger at it's first knuckle. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $9,239 | $3,500 | May 23, 2018 | Final |
Incident on Jun 22, 1992: Employee injured when caught in hydraulic press
Employee #1 got his arm caught in the point of operation of a hydraulic press af ter the supervisor turned off one set of the hand controls. Then a coworker pres sed and held down his controls, catching Employee #1 in the point of operation.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $1,500 | $250 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Serious | $3,000 | $500 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Serious | $3,000 | $500 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4a |
Serious | $3,000 | $500 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5 |
Serious | $3,000 | $500 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 6 |
Serious | $3,000 | $500 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Willful | $21,000 | $21,000 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 |
Serious | $21,000 | $1,000 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $250 | Jul 31, 1992 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Springfield site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 60 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 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.
Mar 28, 2018, Springfield: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On 3/28/18, an employee was working on the air valves for a spot welder when the valve actuated, pinching and amputating the employee's pinky finger against the frame.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
