SANDUSKY, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: VENTRA SANDUSKY, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VENTRA SANDUSKY, LLC in 3020 TIFFIN AVE., SANDUSKY, OH 44870 (NAICS 326199). OSHA activity number 339633406.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VENTRA SANDUSKY, LLC
- Site address
- 3020 TIFFIN AVE.
- City
- SANDUSKY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44870
- Mailing
- 3020 TIFFIN AVE., SANDUSKY, OH 44870
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
- 326199
- Employees
- 1443
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees hands were exposed to hazardous condition: a.) Ventra Sandusky, LLC located at 3020 Tiffin Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870; On or about March 14, 2014, the employer did not ensure employees were protected while working on hot molds in the multicolor press. Employees are required to perform mold cleaning activities and are exposed to burns from molds of up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2380
- · Z (S) $3400
1910.147 C04 I
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 8, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,250 · Current $2,975 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i): Procedures were not developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees were engaged in activities covered by this section: a.) Ventra Sandusky, LLC located at 3020 Tiffin Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870; On or about March 14, 2014, the employer did not utilize written energy control procedures on the Engel #MU36605 Multicolor Press. Employees are required to perform mold cleaning activities; including fixing damaged steel and did not lock out the mold heater, exposing them to burn injuries from hot plastic.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2975
- · Z (S) $4250
1910.147 D03
- Issued
- Jul 16, 2014
- Abate by
- Aug 15, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(3): All energy isolating devices that were needed to control the energy to the machine or equipment were not physically located and operated in such a manner as to isolate the machine or equipment from the energy source(s): a.) Ventra Sandusky, LLC located at 3020 Tiffin Ave. Sandusky, OH 44870; On or about March 14, 2014, the employer did not assure employees were protected from accidental start-up of the Engel #MU 36605 Multicolor Press. Employees are required to perform mold cleaning activities and do not lock out the pneumatic energy of the valve gates, exposing employees to possible burn hazards from hot plastic.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 339633406.
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