Anemostat, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1992.
OSHA's last visit started on Mar 10, 2026 after an accident, in Carson, and the case has not closed yet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 13 citation items: 2 serious and 11 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $33,790 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $29,680, down 12%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Anemostat, Inc. averages $25,980 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Anemostat, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Nov 29, 1995: Employee's fingers amputated by press brake
At 2:18 a.m. on November 29, 1995, Employee #1, a press brake operator working t he third shift, was hand feeding material into an obsolete press brake equipped with PSDI. The clutch malfunctioned and the ram advanced unexpectedly, catching the employee's hands. Fingers on both hands were amputated and he was hospitaliz ed. The clutch had performed correctly for a number of days prior to the inciden t and daily inspections were made. No other workers admitted to seeing the accid ent. The employer was cited with two instances of improper guarding, 8CCR 4214(a )(1).
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 4214 A01 |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $1,200 | Jan 29, 1996 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 4214 A01 |
Serious | $1,810 | $1,500 | Jan 29, 1996 | Final |
Incident on Feb 17, 1991: Employee's finger amputated by shearing machine
At approximately 12:30 p.m. on February 17, 1992, Employee #1 was operating a la rge shearing machine, cutting sheet metal in small strips. While pushing sheet m etal into the cutting point, his finger got caught between the edge of the push plate and the nerve member of the point of operation guard. Employee #1 suffered the amputation of his left middle finger.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 3203 B02 |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 3400 C |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 2, 1992 | Closed |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 4002 A |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mar 2, 1992 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Carson site logged 19 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 140 workers: 13.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 78 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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