Inspection 346169790 OPENED AUG 24, 2022Closed
810 Old Hwy 75, Sabetha, KS 66534 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2015, OSHA inspectors have visited Schenck Process LLC in Kansas 4 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 24, 2022 on a referral, in Sabetha.
In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 repeat.
The proposed penalties came to $51,834; today they stand at $36,146, 30% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.219 (belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts), 3 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Schenck Process LLC averages $12,049 across 3 cited inspections.
Schenck Process LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 343915799 OPENED APR 5, 2019Closed
810 S. Old Highway 75, Sabetha, KS 66534 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 1, 2019: Employee sustains head injuries when struck by door from cnc
At 8:15 p.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was operating a CNC machine and bypassed the interlock for the doors. The employee was struck by one of the doors and sustained head injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Repeat | $20,459 | $20,459 | Jun 6, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 341987329 OPENED NOV 15, 2016Closed
51 Oregon Street, Sabetha, KS 66534 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment 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(a)(4) · Ladders in general industry |
Serious | $12,675 | $6,338 | Mar 30, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340807031 OPENED JUL 27, 2015Closed
810 S. Old Highway 75, Sabetha, KS 66534 · Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs |
Serious | $3,400 | $1,700 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $3,400 | $1,700 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $5,100 | $2,550 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $4,250 | $2,125 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $2,550 | $1,275 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 11, 2015 | Final |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Sabetha site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 250 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schenck Process Sabetha · 2024 | 250 | 4 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Schenck Process LLC - Sabetha Sabetha · 2022 | 243 | 10 | 4 | 3.8 | 1.9 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 3 reports on file.
Aug 22, 2022, Sabetha: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was assembling an airlock. When he turned a rotor, the two middle fingers of his left hand were pinched between its blades. The fingertips were amputated.
Apr 1, 2019, Sabetha: Hospitalization · intracranial injuries, unspecified · brain
While operating a CNC lathe machine, an employee was caught in the part. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
Jul 22, 2015, Sabetha: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee's finger was pinched between a part he was fabricating and the press brake. He lost his right middle fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)
(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i)
(2) Guarding horizontal shafting. (i) All exposed parts of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform, excepting runways used exclusively for oiling, or running adjustments, shall be protected by a stationary casing enclosing shafting completely or by a trough enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting as location requires.
29 CFR 1910.23 · Ladders in general industry
29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs
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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.