MUBEA,INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, MUBEA,INC. — a industry sector 00 facility located at 6800 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, FLORENCE, KY 41042 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 9 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $17,775.00. The inspection case was opened on 2002-05-02.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

State Context: Within KY, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 26,562 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,754.01.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 9 citations spanning 6 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 7 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 2 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning July 22, 2002 with the latest abatement deadline set for July 2, 2013. Of the 9 total citations, 6 (67%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, suggesting partial progress toward required corrective actions.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $17,775.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $1,975.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The inspection of Mubea, Inc. revealed a concentrated breakdown in hazardous energy control and mechanical safeguarding, indicative of a systemic failure in the facility’s safety management system rather than isolated lapses. The prevalence of multiple serious violations under 29 CFR 1910.147 (Lockout/Tagout) suggests that the employer failed to implement comprehensive energy control procedures, provide adequate hardware, or ensure sufficient training for authorized employees. For the workforce, these deficiencies translated into a high-risk environment where technicians were exposed to unexpected machine energization or the release of stored energy during maintenance, a leading cause of workplace amputations and