OSHA has inspected Bachman Machine Company 5 times in Missouri since 1982.
The latest one began on Nov 4, 2022 after a complaint, in Saint Louis.
Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 7 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $26,127 and now stand at $17,109, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Bachman Machine Company averages $4,820 (2 cited inspections).
Bachman Machine Company also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Missouri · latest 90 days of OSHA records
121employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the St. Louis site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 43 workers: 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 55 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
The Plastics Molding Company
St. Louis · 2020
43
2
1
2.6
2.6
Bachman Machine Company
St. Louis · 2020
55
1
1
2.2
2.7
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(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)
(6) Workplace labeling. Except as provided in paragraphs (f)(7) and (f)(8) of this section, the employer shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace is labeled, tagged or marked with either:
29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
29 CFR 1910.145(f)(5)
(5) Danger tags. Danger tags shall be used in major hazard situations where an immediate hazard presents a threat of death or serious injury to employees. Danger tags shall be used only in these situations.
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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.
