June 29, 2015
Employer name: Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company
Investigation site: 20303 1st Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Date citations issued and what prompted inspection: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cleveland office issued 11 serious safety and health citations to Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company. The agency initiated an inspection in March after receiving a complaint alleging unsafe working conditions at the company which manufactures brackets and parts for the automotive industry.
Investigation findings: Investigators cited 11 serious violations at the Ohio facility.
Violations included:
Proposed Penalties: $59,400
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Cleveland Area Office at 216-447-4194.
Complaint inspection finds workers exposed to amputation hazards
at Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company
at Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company
Investigation site: 20303 1st Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
Date citations issued and what prompted inspection: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Cleveland office issued 11 serious safety and health citations to Cleveland Die & Manufacturing Company. The agency initiated an inspection in March after receiving a complaint alleging unsafe working conditions at the company which manufactures brackets and parts for the automotive industry.
Investigation findings: Investigators cited 11 serious violations at the Ohio facility.
Violations included:
- Exposing workers to operating parts of machinery by failing to install safety mechanisms
- Lack of procedures to ensure equipment was de-energized to prevent it from operating during service and maintenance such as the changing of dies
- Personal protective equipment such as arc-rated clothing and voltage rated gloves as well as face protection not provided
- Hooks and wire ropes were not inspected as required.
- Employees were not trained about the hazardous chemicals used in the workplace.
- The company lacked a hearing conservation program and failed to implement engineering controls to reduce noise exposure.
Proposed Penalties: $59,400
To ask questions, obtain compliance assistance, file a complaint, or report workplace hospitalizations, fatalities or situations posing imminent danger to workers, the public should call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742) or the agency's Cleveland Area Office at 216-447-4194.