A Fostoria, Ohio-based vinyl tile manufacturer listed in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program faces $545,853 in new workplace safety fines following a February incident that led to an amputation.
Nox US LLC, a subsidiary of Seoul, South Korea-based Nox Corp., is accused of not having required safety guards in place that would have protected the worker’s hands.
The company was cited for three willful violations, two repeat violations, three serious and two other-than-serious violations in connection with various safety lapses, according to an OSHA statement issued Thursday.
OSHA said it cited Nox US for similar violations in October 2022 and proposed $1.2 million in penalties, a finding currently being contested by the company.
Since 2017, 14 workers have suffered injuries Nox US, including numerous cases of “severe amputations,” according to OSHA, which said it opened another inspection following a July incident in which a worker suffered chemical burns. The outcome of that inspection is pending.