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Ruf US, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Elyria, Ohio · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

2inspections
10citation items
$9,794current penalties
Jul 18, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ruf US, Inc. 2 times in Ohio since 2024.

The latest one began on Jul 18, 2024 on a referral, in Elyria.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,725 and now stand at $9,794, 73% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Ruf US, Inc. averages $4,897 (2 cited inspections).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Ruf US, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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4 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 347628927 OPENED JUL 18, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Oct 16, 2024

771 Sugar Lane, Elyria, OH 44035 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Other-than-serious$4,610$0Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,610$4,610Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$4,610$0Sep 3, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
 Other-than-serious$4,610$0Sep 3, 2024Final

Inspection 347279507 OPENED FEB 12, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Nov 27, 2024

771 Sugar Lane, Elyria, OH 44035 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,457$1,728May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$3,457$1,728May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$3,457$0May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a Serious$3,457$1,728May 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.333(a)(1) · Working near live electrical parts
 Serious$3,457$0May 23, 2024Final

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.

Jun 18, 2024, Elyria: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)

On June 18, 2024, around 1:35 PM, an employee was rolling back a briquetting machine by hand when their little fingertip was caught and amputated between the belt and pulley.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)

(7) Training and communication. (i) The employer shall provide training to ensure that the purpose and function of the energy control program are understood by employees and that the knowledge and skills required for the safe application, usage, and removal of the energy controls are acquired by employees. The training shall include the following:

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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