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Columbus, Ohio · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · NAICS 811310

1inspections
4citation items
$14,291current penalties
Oct 26, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Vargo once in Ohio.

The inspection began on Oct 26, 2017 on a referral, in Columbus.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $14,291 and still stand at $14,291.

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

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Vargo averages $14,291 (1 cited inspection).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Vargo: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records

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4 of them in the same industry

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Inspection history

Inspection 342732104 OPENED OCT 26, 2017Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2018

2701 Charter St, Columbus, OH 43228 · Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 20, 2017: Employee catches hand in conveyor while performing preventat

At 12:45 p.m. on October 20, 2017, an employee was performing some preventative maintenance at a customer site and was wiping off the motor casings on a conveyor system. The employee discovered a machine guard that was not in place under a conveyor that was hanging down slightly. The employee pushed the guard up and his left glove was pulled into the chain that was inside the guard. The employee amputated the tip of his left hand's middle finger and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$5,497$5,497Feb 20, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$3,297$3,297Feb 20, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$5,497$5,497Feb 20, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 20, 2018Final

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.

Oct 20, 2017, Columbus: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

A temporary employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor when he sustained a fingertip amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

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