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OSHA Inspection: KONETA RUBBER COMPANY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KONETA RUBBER COMPANY in 700 LUNAR DR., WAPAKONETA, OH 45895 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 121976419.

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Site address
700 LUNAR DR.
City
WAPAKONETA
State
OH
ZIP
45895
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Y
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3069
Employees
285
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

10 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.36 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Penalty
Initial $3,150 · Current $1,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $1200.00
  • — Z (S) $3150.00

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 31, 1994
Penalty
Initial $6,300
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to:
Employees were exposed to crushing, amputation and possible death from the
hazards associated with the operation of a rubber mill or cracker.  The
mill and
emergency trip wire was not positioned in such a manner as to preserve
hands
and arms from being caught in the cracker while hand feeding the machine.
Feasible and acceptable means to abate this problem is to raise the unit
so that the
cracker is higher off the floor thus preventing easy access.  Provide a
conveyor
feed (commonly used) to remove the employee from close proximity and/or
provide hand tools for feeding.  Lace the emergency cable across the face
of the
rolls so the body would provide pressure on the cable from any position or
place
a restraint bar behind the mill and require employees to be tethered to
the fixed
restraint.  A pressure sensitive shut-off bar shall also be added.
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S) $6300.00

1910.333 A02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 31, 1994
Penalty
Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S) $4500.00
  • — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.335 A01 I

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.335 A01 V

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 31, 1994
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.332 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.333 C02

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.332 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Penalty
Initial $4,500
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.333 C02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 24, 1994
Penalty
Initial $4,500
Recent events (2)
  • — F (S)
  • — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.1200 H

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 20, 1994
Abate by
Oct 31, 1994
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — F (O) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $1800.00

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