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Stephens Machine, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Kokomo, Indiana · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

5inspections
7citation items
$11,830current penalties
May 30, 2024last inspection

Since 2001, OSHA inspectors have visited Stephens Machine, Inc. in Indiana 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on May 30, 2024 on a referral, in Kokomo.

In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 7 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $18,200; today they stand at $11,830, 35% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.212 (machine guarding), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Stephens Machine, Inc. averages $2,958 across 4 cited inspections.

Stephens Machine, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Stephens Machine, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2001 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347497679 OPENED MAY 30, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 29 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2024

1801 South Berkley Rd., Kokomo, IN 46902 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$2,200$1,430Jul 17, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jul 17, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,200$1,430Jul 17, 2024Final

Inspection 347154056 OPENED NOV 27, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 28 employees at the site · Closed Jun 13, 2024

1801 South Berkley Road, Kokomo, IN 46902 · Machine Shops · 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$4,900$3,185Feb 9, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$2,200$1,430Feb 9, 2024Final

Inspection 347121972 OPENED NOV 22, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 38 employees at the site · Closed May 7, 2024

1801 S. Berkley Rd., Kokomo, IN 46902 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$4,900$3,185Feb 9, 2024Final

Inspection 346283161 OPENED OCT 18, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2024

1600 E. Dodge Street, Kokomo, IN 46902 · Machine Shops · 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$1,800$1,170Mar 29, 2023Final

Inspection 127440162 OPENED JUN 13, 2001Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · Closed Jun 18, 2001

1600 E Dodge, Kokomo, IN 46901 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

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 Kokomo site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 30 workers: 14.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 56 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Stephens Machine, Inc
Kokomo · 2025
30 4414.93.6
Stephens Machine Inc
Kokomo · 2024
13 000.02.7
Stephens Machine Berkley
Kokomo · 2019
63 231328.23.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(iv)

(iv) The employer shall certify that employee training has been accomplished and is being kept up to date. The certification shall contain each employee's name and dates of training.

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(1)

(1) Check the machine or equipment and the immediate area around the machine or equipment to ensure that nonessential items have been removed and that the machine or equipment components are operationally intact.

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 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

Other machine shops employers in Indiana

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