EDGERTON, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: EDGERTON FORGE, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of EDGERTON FORGE, INC. in 257 E. MORRISON ST., EDGERTON, OH 43517 (NAICS 332111). OSHA activity number 339585648.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- EDGERTON FORGE, INC.
- Site address
- 257 E. MORRISON ST.
- City
- EDGERTON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43517
- Mailing
- 257 E. MORRISON ST., EDGERTON, OH 43517
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 332111
- Employees
- 53
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.217 B07 III
- Issued
- May 12, 2014
- Abate by
- May 21, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,900 · Current $3,430 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.217(b)(7)(iii): Mechanical power press(es) using part revolution clutches were not provided with a means of selecting off, inch, single stroke, and continuous (when the continuous function was furnished) with the clutch/brake control to select the type of operation of the press: a) Edgerton Forge, Inc., Edgerton, Ohio: On or about February 11, 2014, the employer did not ensure that the #45 Bliss manufactured 65 ton part-revolution mechanical power press was equipped with a means for selecting various run modes, such as inch , single and continuous mode. The press could only be run in continuous mode which exposed employees to crushing and struck-by hazards.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $3430
- · Z (S) $4900
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339585648.
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