Ohio Company Fined $91.5K After Worker Injured in Industrial Accident

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Industrial Ceramic Products, also known as ICP, in Marysville, Ohio, with two willful, seven serious and four other-than-serious safety violations after a worker suffered a permanent arm injury while fixing a jammed machine. The manufacturer of industrial ceramic products is facing proposed penalties of $91,500.

OSHA’s inspection, which began in June, cited the company with willful violations for failing to establish and enforce energy control procedures and to have guards in place on tube cutters.

The serious citations are for failing to train employees on lockout/tagout procedures for energized equipment; to provide appropriate personal protective gear for employees working on electrical equipment; and to ensure electrical parts were de-energized when employees were working on them.

ICP received the other-than-serious violations for failing to properly record and accurately describe workplace injuries and illnesses that resulted in lost workdays in the OSHA 300 log for the years 2007 to 2009.

ICP has had 10 previous OSHA inspections resulting in 30 violations.

The company has 15 business days from receipt of its current 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.

Source: OSHA