Leominster, Massachusetts · Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 334290
Alpha Wire Corp. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 2011.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 13, 2021 on a referral, in Leominster.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $19,044 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $11,420, down 40%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (2 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Alpha Wire Corp. averages $4,778 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Alpha Wire Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company128 Tolman Avenue, Leominster, MA 01453 · Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.145(f)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags |
Serious | $9,557 | $4,778 | Nov 15, 2021 | Final |
128 Tolman Avenue, Leominster, MA 01453 · Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $3,187 | $2,231 | Aug 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $2,550 | $1,785 | Aug 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $3,750 | $2,625 | Aug 23, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1030(h)(1)(iib) · Bloodborne pathogens |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 23, 2011 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2024, the Leominster site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 47 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.5 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Leominster Leominster · 2024 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Alpha Wire Leominster · 2022 | 764 | 10 | 8 | 14.4 | 1.5 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Jul 2, 2021, Leominster: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was putting a shaft into a cable machine and amputated fingertips on both hands.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.145(f)(3)
(3) Use. Tags shall be used as a means to prevent accidental injury or illness to employees who are exposed to hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, equipment or operations which are out of the ordinary, unexpected or not readily apparent. Tags shall be used until such time as the identified hazard is eliminated or the hazardous operation is completed. Tags need not be used where signs, guarding or other positive means of protection are being used.
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)
(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)
(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.