OSHA has inspected Rotek Inc. 15 times in Ohio since 1975.
The latest one began on Jun 3, 2016 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Aurora.
Those inspections ended with 63 citation items: 28 serious, 1 repeat and 34 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $61,930 and now stand at $47,195, 24% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Rotek Inc. averages $19,000 (1 cited inspection).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Rotek Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 341522977 OPENED JUN 3, 2016Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 130 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2017
1400 S. Chillicothe Road, Aurora, OH 44202 · Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jun 3, 2016 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by pressurized valve
At 3:45 p.m. on June3, 2016, Employees #1 and #2 were changing out a 10,000 PSI hydraulic cylinder which was leaking. The ram malfunctioned when the new cylinder was put into place and Employees #1 and #2 filled the hydraulic pump system with fluid, believing the problem to be low fluid levels. The ram continued to malfunction and both employees decided to replace the check valve fittings on the cylinder. They retrieved the fittings from the leaking cylinder and, as Employee #1 removed the front check valve from the new cylinder, it flew off and struck him in the face. Employee #1 was killed instantly. instantly.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jul 29, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $7,000 | $0 | Jul 29, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 29, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jul 29, 2016 | Final |
Inspection 338937907 OPENED MAR 6, 2013Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2013
1400 S. Chillicothe Road, Aurora, OH 44202 · Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 309307015 OPENED AUG 23, 2005Closed
Complaint · Partial · Health · 175 employees at the site · Closed Aug 25, 2005
1400 S. Chillicothe Road, Aurora, OH 44202 · Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing · 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 2018, the Aurora site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 146 workers: 3.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 4 days away from work.
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.
