OSHA has inspected Taylor Communications once in Pennsylvania.
The inspection began on Dec 3, 2018 on a referral, in York.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $2,500 and now stand at $0, 100% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Taylor Communications averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Taylor Communications 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.
Pennsylvania · latest 90 days of OSHA records
299employers cited
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Incident on Nov 10, 2018: Employee fractures leg and ankle when struck by fallen roll
At 9:00 a.m. on November 10, 2018, an employee was using a hoist to lift a 12 inch wide roll of paper on a pallet and the hoist shaft came out of the roll. The employee fractured his ankle and leg when the roll tilted off the pallet and struck him. The employee also sustained soft tissue damage to his leg and ankle as well. The employee was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the York site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 103 workers: 1.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 59 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Taylor Comms York PA - 0222-Payo1
York · 2018
103
2
1
1.6
2.0
Standard Register York PA - 0220Q
York · 2017
89
2
0
2.4
2.0
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.
Nov 10, 2018, York: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s)
An employee was loading rolls of paper on a skid. He lifted the paper up to put a wedge on the skid when the hoist tipped and a roll fell off the skid. It rolled against the employee's right ankle, breaking it.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(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.
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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.
