OSHA has inspected Precision Strip Inc. 9 times in Ohio since 1987.
The latest one began on Nov 8, 2023 on a referral, in Kenton.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 9 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $62,984 and now stand at $48,212, 23% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Precision Strip Inc. averages $12,916 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Precision Strip Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company190 Bales Rd., Kenton, OH 43326 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv) · Bloodborne pathogens |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 14, 2024 | Final |
7401 Ponderosa Rd., Perrysburg, OH 43551 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 14, 2023 (fatal): Employee is crushed in blanker machine, resulting in fatalit
At 5:40 p.m. on April 14, 2023, an employee, an assistant operator, was attempting to clear a jam at stacker #2 on the energized 905 blanker line. As the employee noticed a jam on stacker #1 and stacker #2, he opened #2's stacker gate and entered the machine's enclosure six times in a 12-minute period to clear the product jams. In the course of this work activity inside the cell, the employee, in an upright position, placed his head/neck between the flipper arm and the conveyor on multiple occasions. When the main operator returned to his control console, he stopped the conveyor and actuated the 100 psi pneumatic "flipper" arm located in stacker #2, causing it to rapidly move upward into a closed position. The employee's neck was caught in this pinch point created by the flipper arm and feed conveyor system. The main operator then returned to the employee's control panel and engaged the hydraulic lifting arm to raise a section of the conveyor above stacker #1. The main operator, unaware that the assistant operator was caught in the conveyor, continued to clear the jam in stacker #1 before lowering the conveyor back down. After returning to the assistant's control panel located to the right of the stacker's access gate, the main operator discovered the assistant operator caught in the machine. Perrysburg Township Fire Department pronounced the employee dead on scene.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $15,625 | $16,000 | Sep 7, 2023 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $15,625 | $16,000 | Sep 7, 2023 | Final |
190 Bales Rd., Kenton, OH 43326 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
86 S. Ohio Street, Minster, OH 45865 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 12, 2020: Employee partially amputates finger on truing device
At 11:15 a.m. on October 23, 2020, an employee working as a machine operator for a rolled steel manufacturer was setting up a Diamond Truing Device. The employee was manually adjusting the truing diamond in order to clean a grinding wheel on a Cincinnati OD Knife Machine. The employee moved the device horizontally until it touched the rotating grinding wheel. The manual adjustment knob for truing diamond is located within 4 inches of the grinding wheel. The grinder operates at 2767 revolutions per minute (RPM). While performing this task, the truing device rotated to the vertical position and crushed the employee's right middle finger between the lever used to alight the grinding wheel and the guard to the grinding wheel. The employee partially amputated his finger between first and second knuckle and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $13,494 | $6,747 | Dec 8, 2020 | Final |
4400 Oxford State Rd, Liberty Township, OH 45044 · All Other Support Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
190 Bales Rd., Kenton, OH 43326 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal 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 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Other-than-serious | $4,500 | $2,250 | Sep 3, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $4,500 | $2,250 | Sep 3, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(iid) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 3, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,500 | $2,250 | Sep 3, 2009 | Closed |
4400 Oxford State Rd, Middletown, OH 45044 · Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 15, 2004: Employee is injured when caught between coil master
On November 15, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a coil master, used to shrink wr ap steel coils. Employee #1 transported the coil master to station three to atte mpt to place an ID ring inside of the coil master machine. While attempting to p lace the ID ring Employee #1 was caught by the moving rail of the coil master an d pinched between the rail and the coil. Employee #1 sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $4,500 | $2,475 | Nov 24, 2004 | Closed |
Gilmore St. Cty. Rd. 140, Kenton, OH 43326 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.450(a)(10) · Scope, application and definitions applicable to this subpart |
Serious | $240 | $240 | May 4, 1989 | Closed |
86 S. Ohio Street, Minster, OH 45865 · 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 2025, the Minster site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 251 workers: 3.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 235 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Strip, Inc. Minster Minster · 2025 | 251 | 7 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Precision Strip, Inc. Kenton Kenton · 2025 | 199 | 5 | 3 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Precision Strip, Inc. Headquarters Minster · 2025 | 160 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Precision Strip, Inc. Perrysburg Perrysburg · 2025 | 131 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Precision Strip, Inc. Middletown Middletown · 2025 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Nov 4, 2023, Kenton: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
On November 4, 2023, at 6:08 p.m., an employee was attempting to dump out scrap material from a hopper that was lifted off the ground by a forklift. As they went to unlatch the latches on the hopper, their left hand was crushed between the hopper and the forks of the forklift, resulting in an amputation of the middle finger.
Apr 28, 2023, Minster: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
On April 28, 2023, at approximately 9:05 AM, an employee was helping to steer a mobile paper cart when they fell onto the floor. The employee sustained a fracture to their right hip that required hospitalization.
Oct 12, 2020, Minster: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
An employee was setting up slitter knives to be sharpened on a knife grinder when their right middle finger was crushed between a level used to align the grinding wheel and the grinding wheel guard. The employee sustained amputation of their right middle finger between the first and second knuckle.
Oct 15, 2015, Liberty Township: Hospitalization · bruises, contusions · forearm(s)
An employee was performing maintenance on a slit line using an Allen wrench. The slit line suddenly energized and a clamp came down, pinching and bruising both of the employee's forearms. LOTO was not performed at the time of the incident.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(2)(iv)
(iv) The employer shall assure that employees who decline to accept hepatitis B vaccination offered by the employer sign the statement in appendix A.
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 1910.147(c)(4)(iid)
(D) Specific requirements for testing a machine or equipment to determine and verify the effectiveness of lockout devices, tagout devices, and other energy control measures.
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