OSHA has inspected TNT Services, Inc. once in Ohio.
The inspection began on Nov 7, 2019 on a referral, in Groveport.
That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $18,753 and now stand at $11,252, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and TNT Services, Inc. averages $11,252 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
275employers cited
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Incident on Oct 27, 2019: Employee amputates finger in belt and pulley
At 7:30 a.m. on October 27, 2019, an employee was troubleshooting a problem with a power washer that would not start. The employee turned the key to start the power washer unit and his left hand was pulled into an unguarded belt and pulley. The employee suffered an amputation of his left ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.
On October 27, 2019, at about 7:45 a.m., an employee was trying to get a power washer to turn over. The employee was testing the battery and solenoid when the motor moved and caught the employee's left ring finger in the belt, resulting in an amputation to the finger.
Wage and hour cases
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Period reviewed
Violations
Workers owed
Back wages
Penalties
Jan 6, 2016 to Jan 5, 2018
Groveport
1
0
$0
$0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)
(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1)
(d) Pulleys—(1) Guarding. Pulleys, any parts of which are seven (7) feet or less from the floor or working platform, shall be guarded in accordance with the standards specified in paragraphs (m) and (o) of this section. Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than six feet six inches (6 ft. 6 in.) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.
(a) Application. An employer must have an emergency action plan whenever an OSHA standard in this part requires one. The requirements in this section apply to each such emergency action plan.
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