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Burrows Enterprises, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Greeley, Colorado · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

2inspections
11citation items
$7,800current penalties
May 8, 2020last inspection

Burrows Enterprises, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Colorado, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on May 8, 2020 on a referral, in Greeley.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $12,370 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,800, down 37%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (4 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Burrows Enterprises, LLC averages $3,900 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Burrows Enterprises, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2020
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344746078 OPENED MAY 8, 2020Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 17 employees at the site · Closed Sep 29, 2021

2024 E. 8th St., Greeley, CO 80631 · Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 4, 2020: Employee breaks arm in lathe

At 4:00 p.m. on May 4, 2020, an employee was picking up an emery cloth to smooth out the lathe piece. The employee was putting a smooth finish on the end of a metal drive shaft, using an emery cloth with rubber gloves on. A rubber glove got caught while the shaft was rotating on the manual lathe and twisted the employee's left arm and broke it. The employee was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,278$2,300Aug 24, 2020Final

Inspection 343674495 OPENED DEC 19, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 18 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 2019

2024 E 8th St, Greeley, CO 80631 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,273$1,450Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$4,546$2,600Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,273$1,450Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 14, 2019Final

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 4, 2020, Greeley: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified

An employee was polishing a metal drive shaft attached to a manual lathe. His rubber glove got caught and the lathe twisted his arm, breaking it.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i)

(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(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(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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