ROME, GA —
OSHA Inspection: SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC. in 43 ANDERSON RD. SW. PLANT 1, ROME, GA 30161 (NAICS 333515). OSHA activity number 344306162.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SUHNER MANUFACTURING, INC.
- Site address
- 43 ANDERSON RD. SW. PLANT 1
- City
- ROME
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30161
- Mailing
- 43 ANDERSON RD. SW., ROME, GA 30161
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
- 333515
- Employees
- 120
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $8,482 · Current $5,089 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Cut and Square Department: On or about September 10, 2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to caught-in hazards in that the rotating draw bar wheel of the modified South Bend Lathe Co. lathe referred to by the employer as the "Stihl grinder" was unguarded as employees inserted and removed workpieces (unfinished flexible shafts) into the machine for grinding. The workpiece extends out from this shaft and rotates with it. b) Cut and Square Department: On or about September 13, 2019, the employer exposed employees to struck-by and burn hazards in that the Cut and Square #2 machine was unguarded at the point where sparks are created due to the machine cutting metal shafts to specified lengths. Employees work at and around this machine in the production of flexible shafts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5089.2
- — Z (S) $8482
1910.212 A03 II
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii): Point(s) of operation of machinery were not guarded to prevent employee(s) from having any part of their body in the danger zone(s) during operating cycle(s): a) Cut and Square Department: On or about September 20, 2019, and at times prior, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards in that the point of operation of the standing belt grinder was unguarded as employees used the machine to deburr metal pieces in the production of flexible shafts.
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). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344306162.
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