Quadra-Tech, Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 1998.
OSHA's last visit started on Aug 10, 2017 on a referral, in Columbus.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 16 citation items: 16 serious.
OSHA proposed $98,325 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $42,345, down 57%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.217, mechanical power presses (8 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Quadra-Tech, Inc. averages $12,675 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Quadra-Tech, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
273employers cited
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Incident on Aug 3, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated in drill press
At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 3, 2017, an employee was drilling holes in square steel tubing operations on a mill while wearing gloves. The gloves were supplied by the employer to protect against burn hazards from hot metal shavings. The employee sustained finger amputations when the left glove was caught around the rotating chuck and cutting bit. There was not any type of guarding in place to prevent the employee's hands or gloves from making accidental contact with the rotating chuck of the mill or the cutting bit. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Columbus site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 79 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Quadra- Tech, Inc.
Columbus · 2019
79
1
0
1.1
3.2
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An employee was brushing debris from a hole that was being drilled on a drill press when the employee's glove was caught in the rotating drill bit, pulling in their left hand and amputating the pinky finger.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i)
(i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.
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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.
