OSHA issues additional penalties to Ohio hose manufacturer

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has imposed additional penalties on an Ohio rubber hose manufacturer that was cited after a worker suffered severe injuries in June 2023.

OSHA said Monday it assessed an additional $321,489 in proposed penalties against Bellefontaine-based HBD/Thermoid Inc. The company was cited in December after the incident, in which the worker was pulled into a machine.

OSHA has now cited HBD/Thermoid for a total of 14 violations — one willful, 11 serious and two other-than-serious. The company has 15 business days to contest the latest citation and proposed penalties.