Inspection 344642863 OPENED FEB 20, 2020Closed
9000 Griffin St, Amery, WI 54001 · Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected SMC Ltd 2 times in Wisconsin since 2018.
The latest one began on Feb 20, 2020 to follow up on an earlier case, in Amery.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $6,096 and now stand at $4,267, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and SMC Ltd averages $4,267 (1 cited inspection).
SMC Ltd also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 342903622 OPENED JAN 25, 2018Closed
9000 Griffin St, Amery, WI 54001 · Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 19, 2018: Employee's thumb is partially amputated while working with a
At 11:00 a.m. on January 19, 2018, an employee was de-burring a piece of aluminum stock with an abrasive wheel grinder. The employee fractured and partially amputated his left thumb when it touched the grinder's wheel while it was turned on and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,096 | $4,267 | May 18, 2018 | 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 2025, the Amery site logged 5 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 241 workers: 2.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 144 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amery site Amery · 2025 | 241 | 5 | 3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
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 19, 2018, Amery: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
On January 19, 2018, an employee was deburring a metal part with an 18-inch disk sander when the sanding wheel grabbed the metal part and then contacted the employee's left thumb. The employee's left thumb tip was amputated.
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(b)
(b) Anchoring fixed machinery. Machines designed for a fixed location shall be securely anchored to prevent walking or moving.
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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.