Wright Tool Company: OSHA inspections and violations
Barberton, Ohio · Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing · NAICS 332212
5inspections
20citation items
$53,096current penalties
Nov 1, 2022last inspection
Since 1986, OSHA inspectors have visited Wright Tool Company in Ohio 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Nov 1, 2022 on a referral, in Barberton.
In all, OSHA issued 20 citation items: 14 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $212,282; today they stand at $53,096, 75% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Wright Tool Company averages $45,896 across 1 cited inspection.
Wright Tool Company also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Ohio · latest 90 days of OSHA records
275employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2019, the Barberton site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 135 workers: 7.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Wright Tool
Barberton · 2019
135
10
0
7.1
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. 1 report on file.
An employee was working on a drill press. When the employee was setting a part with the left hand, the clamp activated and amputated a portion of the employee's left thumb.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)
(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:
(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)(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 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
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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.
