OSHA Inspection: SALEM-REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY

Issued

Sep 12, 2025

Penalty

Initial $27,804 · Current $14,000 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.  On or about July 25, 2025, the employer did not provide adequate machine guarding methods at Station 6 Lathe to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards created by the point of operation and rotating parts of the machine. Specifically, the existing safety bar system, which is intended to contain the lathe's rotating mandrel during operation, does not provide adequate protection. The system is designed in such a way that it allows operators to remove and bypass the safety bars from their sleeves while the mandrel is in operation. As a result, employees are exposed to struck-by/caught-in machine parts hazards.  SALEM-REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1637892, citation number 02, item number 001, and was affirmed as a final order on 02/21/2023, with respect to a workplace located at 475 W. CALIFORNIA AVE, SEBRING, OH 44672.   SALEM-REPUBLIC RUBBER COMPANY was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1597689, citation number 01, item number 001, group letter a, and was affirmed as a final order on 10/22/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 475 W. CALIFORNIA AVE, SEBRING, OH 44672.