Tfo Tech Co., Ltd: OSHA inspections and violations
Jeffersonville, Ohio · Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing · NAICS 336312
9inspections
46citation items
$73,394current penalties
Dec 13, 2021last inspection
OSHA has inspected Tfo Tech Co., Ltd 9 times in Ohio since 1994.
The latest one began on Dec 13, 2021 on a referral, in Jeffersonville.
Those inspections ended with 46 citation items: 31 serious, 1 repeat and 14 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $154,507 and now stand at $73,394, 52% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 10 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Tfo Tech Co., Ltd averages $12,509 (2 cited inspections).
Tfo Tech Co., Ltd also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 7, 2021: Employee amputates thumb when caught in forklift chain and p
At 11:30 p.m. on December 7, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting a forklift when he caught his thumb between the lift chain and pulley while trying to put the lift chain back in the track. The employee amputated his thumb, requiring hospitalization.
Incident on Aug 29, 2019: Employee fractures arm when caught in lathe
At 5:45 a.m. on August 29, 2019, an employee was operating a Victor 2080S lathe was attaching a punch pin to the chuck of a lathe while it was operating at 20 RPMs. The employee placed his left hand on the pin as it was turning and his arm was pulled into the lathe. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured arm, dislocated shoulder, fractured ribs and a crushed artery.
Incident on Jun 9, 2003: Employee injured when table collapses
Employee #1 climbed onto a table to inspect parts when the table collapsed, ampu tating toes and the right half of his foot. The employee was hospitalized with h is injuries. The table was not guarded to prevent entry.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Jeffersonville site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 145 workers: 10.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 28 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Tfo Tech Co., Ltd.
Jeffersonville · 2025
145
14
2
10.4
4.0
TFO Tech
Jeffersonville · 2020
144
11
3
10.4
4.0
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.
An employee was trying put a lift chain back on track on a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the lift chain and the pulley and partially amputated.
An employee was inserting a die into CNC machining equipment when the die fell out onto the employee's finger, amputating it.
Aug 29, 2019, Jeffersonville: Hospitalization · fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. · multiple body parts, unspecified
An employee was changing a work piece on the lathe using a pin piece. While screwing in the punch pin, the employee was caught in the machine resulting in a fractured arm and shoulder, fractured ribs, and a collapsed artery requiring hospitalization.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Initial determination. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall determine if any exployee may be exposed to lead at or above the action level.
29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(1)(i)
(j) Medical surveillance—(1) General. (i) The employer shall institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or may be exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year.
29 CFR 1910.1025(l)(1)(ii)
(ii) The employer shall train each employee who is subject to exposure to lead at or above the action level, or for whom the possibility of skin or eye irritation exists, in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.
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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.
