OSHA has inspected Square One Engineering LLC once in Ohio.
The inspection began on Dec 14, 2017 on a referral, in Tallmadge.
That inspection ended with 2 citation items: 2 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $25,350 and now stand at $17,744, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Square One Engineering LLC averages $17,744 (1 cited inspection).
Square One Engineering LLC 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.
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Incident on Dec 8, 2017: Employee's finger is amputated when caught between spindle a
At 2:45 p.m. on December 8, 2017, Employee #1 was running an edge test on a piece of steel. The employee normally utilizes a magnetic type dial indicator that is affixed to the chuck. He had to borrow another employees dial indicator, which is affixed the same as normal tooling. The chuck is pneumatically operated to hold the parts in the spindle. Employee #1 had set the part in when he noticed that the dial indicator was set up too close and tried to move it. He grabbed the dial indicator and his finger became caught between the spindle and part, amputating his left pinky finger.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Tallmadge site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 11 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Square One Engineering
Tallmadge · 2024
11
0
0
0.0
2.7
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.
An employee was setting up a horizontal mill when his left pinky finger was caught between the table and the bench indicator tool. Three-quarters of his finger were amputated.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)
(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.
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.
