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Ultimed, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

De Smet, South Dakota · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · NAICS 339112

1inspections
10citation items
$22,400current penalties
Jan 24, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Ultimed, Inc. once in South Dakota.

The inspection began on Jan 24, 2024 as a planned inspection, in De Smet.

That inspection ended with 10 citation items: 8 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $33,876 and now stand at $22,400, 34% lower after settlements or reviews.

Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.147.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Ultimed, Inc. averages $22,400 (1 cited inspection).

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Ultimed, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347230310 OPENED JAN 24, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Jun 24, 2024

710 4th Street Southeast, De Smet, SD 57231 · Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$8,067$5,000Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$11,292$9,000Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$4,839$2,800Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$4,839$2,800Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.219(h)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$4,839$2,800Apr 23, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 23, 2024Final

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 De Smet site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
UltiMed Inc.
De Smet · 2025
20 000.01.1

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.

Mar 18, 2024, De Smet: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)

An employee was placing a missing piece to a pen needle assembly machine jig when it pressed down on her right middle fingertip, crushing it. The fingertip was amputated halfway through her fingernail.

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)(4)(ii)

(ii) The procedures shall clearly and specifically outline the scope, purpose, authorization, rules, and techniques to be utilized for the control of hazardous energy, and the means to enforce compliance including, but not limited to, the following:

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i)

(6) Periodic inspection. (i) The employer shall conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirements of this standard are being followed.

29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2)

(2) Machine or equipment shutdown. The machine or equipment shall be turned off or shut down using the procedures established for the machine or equipment. An orderly shutdown must be utilized to avoid any additional or increased hazard(s) to employees as a result of the equipment stoppage.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other surgical and medical instrument manufacturing employers in South Dakota

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