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Printgraphics LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Vandalia, Ohio · Printing · NAICS 323119

3inspections
15citation items
$6,988current penalties
Jan 20, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Printgraphics LLC 3 times in Ohio since 2009.

The latest one began on Jan 20, 2016 on a referral, in Vandalia.

Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 13 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $9,198 and now stand at $6,988, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Printgraphics LLC averages $2,210 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Printgraphics LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2009 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341186708 OPENED JAN 20, 2016Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Aug 1, 2016

1170 Industrial Park Dr., Vandalia, OH 45377 · Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,700$1,700Feb 10, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(e)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,700$0Feb 10, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$1,020$510Feb 10, 2016Final

Inspection 312869530 OPENED JAN 12, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 44 employees at the site · Closed Apr 28, 2009

1170 Industrial Park Dr., Vandalia, OH 45377 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$500$500Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$537$537Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$537$537Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$0$0Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$537$537Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$537$537Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 5b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$537$537Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 29, 2009Closed

Inspection 312869548 OPENED JAN 12, 2009Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 44 employees at the site · Closed Apr 27, 2009

1170 Industrial Park Dr., Vandalia, OH 45377 · Printing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$532$532Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$530$530Jan 29, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$530$530Jan 29, 2009Closed

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.

Jan 12, 2016, Vandalia: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was troubleshooting the clutch on a press when the press began running, amputating his right-hand ring fingertip.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i)

(6) Sources of ignition—(i) General. Adequate precautions shall be taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors. Sources of ignition include but are not limited to open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii)

(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

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