HEBRON, OH —
OSHA Inspection: LEAR CORPORATION, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of LEAR CORPORATION, INC. in 180 N HIGH ST, HEBRON, OH 43025 (NAICS 336390). OSHA activity number 344940531.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- LEAR CORPORATION, INC.
- Site address
- 180 N HIGH ST
- City
- HEBRON
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43025
- Mailing
- P.O. BOX 640, HEBRON, OH 43025
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
- 336390
- Employees
- 102
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 A
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2020
- Abate by
- May 22, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $11,566 · Current $8,675 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(a):Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered: a. On or about September 18, 2020, and at times prior, employees working in the Deck Cleaning Area of the Foam Press Conveyor Line were not protected from burn injuries to their arms while cleaning out heated molds as they were not utilizing protective equipment to prevent burns to their arms.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $8675
- — C (S) $11566
- — Z (S) $11566
1910.147 D
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(d): Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1) through (d)(6): a. On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior, in the Deck Cleaning Area of the Foam Press Conveyor Line, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and struck-by hazards during maintenance and cleaning activities. The employees were attempting to retrieve cleaning tools that had fallen below the line between the heated molds, without application of energy control per the company procedure. Preparation for shutdown was not performed [per the 1910.147(d)(1) requirements]. As a result, the machine was not shutdown [(d)(2)]; energy control application steps were not implemented as the machine's electrical and pneumatic energy had not been isolated [(d)(3)]; lockout/tagout devices were not applied [(d)(4)]; stored pneumatic energy was not relieved and residual thermal energy was not dissipated [(d)(5)]; and verification of the isolation and de-energization of the machine was not performed [(d)(6)].
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Dec 4, 2020
- Abate by
- Dec 16, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $13,494 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be 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. Examples of guarding methods are-barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc. a. On or about September 11, 2020, and at times prior, the employer did not ensure that the air knives section of the Foam Press Conveyor line was adequately guarded, thereby exposing employees to a caught-in hazard due to the movement of the conveyor and the fixed air knives blowout arm, and/or being struck-by the air knives.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $13494
- — Z (S) $13494
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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 344940531.
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