August 16, 2018
U.S. Department of Labor Cites Ohio Tool Manufacturer
After Employee Suffers Amputation
WOOSTER, OH –
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited ArtiFlex Manufacturing for exposing workers at its Wooster location to amputation hazards after an employee suffered a partial finger amputation. The company faces $213,411 in proposed penalties.
OSHA investigators determined that the tool and manufacturing servicer failed to adequately guard pinch points on a conveyor belt. OSHA cited the company for similar violations at the same location in 2016, and has placed ArtiFlex Manufacturing in its Severe Violator Enforcement Program.
"This employer's repeated failure to adequately guard machine operating parts put workers at risk for serious injuries," said OSHA Area Office Director Howard Eberts, in Cleveland. "Employers are required to install and maintain machine guards to protect workers from amputation hazards."
Artiflex Manufacturing has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to help ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit https://www.osha.gov.
ArtiFlex Manufacturing is a best in the world resource for
design, tooling, automation, past model service, factory assist, and
low volume tooling/production solutions. Our team consists of
passionate high performance people organized in a lean fashion. We
partner with our customers to implement innovative tooling and
manufacturing solutions while managing their complex programs.
With our long standing history in the tooling and manufacturing industry, we have the necessary experience and market knowledge to provide solutions to almost any customer challenge. We have six facilities located throughout the Midwest and Southern United States as well as partners for tooling in Korea and China. ArtiFlex is vertically integrated, making it possible to provide value from start to finish for customer programs.
Check out our historical timeline of key ArtiFlex events, starting with the opening of Gerstenslager in 1860.
Our services include:
With our long standing history in the tooling and manufacturing industry, we have the necessary experience and market knowledge to provide solutions to almost any customer challenge. We have six facilities located throughout the Midwest and Southern United States as well as partners for tooling in Korea and China. ArtiFlex is vertically integrated, making it possible to provide value from start to finish for customer programs.
Check out our historical timeline of key ArtiFlex events, starting with the opening of Gerstenslager in 1860.
Our services include:
- Tool & die design and build
- Tool development
- Prototypes
- Blanking
- Stamping
- Manual and Robotic Assembly (Spot weld, MIG, TIG, Rivet, Clinch, Pierce, Projection Weld)
- Conventional Hemming and Robotic Roller Hemming
- E-coating
- After Hem Sealing
- Packaging & Warehousing