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Wrena LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Tipp City, Ohio · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · NAICS 336370

4inspections
22citation items
$50,419current penalties
Aug 28, 2024last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Wrena LLC in Ohio 4 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Aug 28, 2024 on a referral, in Tipp City.

In all, OSHA issued 22 citation items: 18 serious, 2 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $140,419; today they stand at $50,419, 64% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 6 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Wrena LLC averages $7,206 across 3 cited inspections.

Wrena LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Wrena LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347715856 OPENED AUG 28, 2024Closed

Referral · Records only · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2024

265 Lightner Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$1,774$1,242Aug 29, 2024Final

Inspection 347695439 OPENED AUG 19, 2024Closed

Unprogrammed other · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Nov 18, 2025

265 Lightner Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$12,421$6,210Sep 20, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$12,421$6,210Sep 20, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$12,421$0Sep 20, 2024Final

Inspection 344288477 OPENED SEP 6, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 39 employees at the site · Closed Jul 16, 2020

265 Lightner Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 4, 2019: Employee fractures ribs when struck by steel coil

At 11:30 a.m. on September 4, 2019, an employee was as moving a steel coil approximately 20 feet using a pendant-controlled 5-ton overhead crane and a single leg alloy steel chain sling to a position to load the coil into the cradle of the press feeder. The employee moved the steel coil next to the feeder and had unhooked the alloy steel chain sling when the coil moved and fell, trapping him between the coil and frame of the feeder. A coworker in the area heard the scream of the employee and went over and moved the coil off of him. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of fractured ribs and internal bleeding.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$9,282$4,641Nov 21, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Nov 21, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$6,630$3,315Nov 21, 2019Final

Inspection 331899997 OPENED JAN 23, 2012Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 66 employees at the site · Closed May 6, 2014

265 Lightner Road, Tipp City, OH 45371 · Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jan 23, 2012: Employee amputates left hand and arm in machine.

At 12:00 a.m. on January 23, 2012, the ram on the vertical injection molding machine locked in its upward stroke during normal production. A maintenance employee was called to troubleshoot the issue and to restart the machine. The maintenance employee noticed a gap of about 3 in. to 4 in. between the ram and the body of the machine. The maintenance employee climbed onto a revolving table, on the front of the machine, and reached between the ram and the body of the machine to adjust the switch that controlled the upward stroke of the ram. The ram started up while Employee #1 had his left hand and arm in the machine. The maintenance employee's left hand and part of his left arm were severed from his body and he was hospitalized for his injuries.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$3,850$2,000Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,390$2,000Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,390$2,700Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$5,390$2,700Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$10,780$0Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,390$2,700Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$3,080$1,500Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$3,080$0Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(9)(v) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$5,390$0Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$5,390$2,700Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.217(d)(9)(iv) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$5,390$2,700Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.217(f)(2) · Mechanical power presses
Other-than-serious$5,390$500Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Repeat$10,780$4,000Jul 2, 2012Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(i) · Mechanical power presses
Repeat$10,780$5,300Jul 2, 2012Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2024, the Tipp City site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 47 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Wrena LLC
Tipp City · 2024
47 102.02.7

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.

Sep 4, 2019, Tipp City: Hospitalization · internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk · chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders

An employee was loading a coil roll of steel into a press. The coil roll fell and pinned the employee against the press. The employee suffered broken ribs and internal bleeding and was hospitalized.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(1)(i)

(a) Basic requirements—(1) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. (i) If your establishment had 20-249 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

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 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.184 · Slings

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

Other motor vehicle metal stamping employers in Ohio

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