UPPER SANDUSKY, OH —
OSHA Inspection: UNI-GRIP, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of UNI-GRIP, INC. in 9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351 (NAICS 326291). OSHA activity number 342667755.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- UNI-GRIP, INC.
- Site address
- 9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH
- City
- UPPER SANDUSKY
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43351
- Mailing
- 9823 STATE HIGHWAY 53 NORTH, UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 326291
- Employees
- 59
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: A) Uni-Grip, Inc., located at 9823 State Highway 53 North, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351: On or about September 21, 2017, the employer did not establish a lockout/tagout program for the control of the hazardous energy, which includes procedures, training, and periodic inspections, while performing activities such as, but not limited to, conducting set-up of the equipment such as, but not limited to, the hole puncher machine (built in-house). Employees were exposed to amputation hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4527
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $4,527 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle: A) Uni-Grip, Inc., located at 9823 State Highway 53 North, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351: On or about September 21, 2017, the employer did not ensure that the point of operation of the equipment such as, but not limited to, the hole puncher machine (built in-house) was adequately guarded. Employees were exposed to amputation hazards while operating the machine.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $4527
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.1030 F01 I
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- Abate by
- Feb 15, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $6,467 · Current $3,234 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(i): The employer shall make available the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series to all employees who have occupational exposure, and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to all employees who have had an exposure incident: A) Uni-Grip, Inc., located at 9823 State Highway 53 North, Upper Sandusky, OH 43351: On or about September 21, 2017, the employer did not make available the Hepatitis B vaccination and post-exposure evaluation and follow-up to employees who were exposed to blood-borne hazards while they cleaned the hole puncher machine and the area where one employee suffered partial amputation of the pinky finger on the right hand.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3233.5
- — Z (S) $6467
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342667755.
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