OSHA Inspection: SPEED NORTH AMERICA INC

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $6951.00 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:  On or about June 4, 2025 at 1700 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691, the employer failed to ensure employees unjamming tangled line utilized lockout/tagout or an alternative method of protection in that an employee received an amputation while unjamming the T2 extruder, first roller of roller three.

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(d): The established procedure for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) did not cover the actions listed in and was not done in sequence as required by 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(1)-(6):(a)   On or about June 4, 2025 at 1700 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691, employees were exposed to machine hazards associated with moving parts and crushing hazards while cleaning the T2 extruder line.  The employer failed to implement energy control application steps as the machine was not shut down or turned off to perform the servicing work [per the 1910.147(d)(2) requirements]. As a result, the remaining applicable energy control elements, involving machine isolation [(d)(3)], LOTO device application [(d)(4)], dissipation of residual energy [(d)(5)(i)], and verification of isolation [(d)(6)], were not implemented to protect employees from machine servicing hazards.

Issued

2025-07-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11585.00 · Current $6951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.147(c)(7)(i)(A):Authorized employee(s) did not receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation:  On or about June 4, 2025 at 1700 Old Mansfield Road, Wooster, OH 44691, the employer failed to ensure employees unjamming tangled line were trained as authorized in lockout/tagout, as a result, an employee received an amputation while unjamming the T2 extruder, first roller of roller three.