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Competitive Engineering, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Tucson, Arizona · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
4citation items
$4,020current penalties
Dec 1, 2016last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Competitive Engineering, Inc. in Arizona one time.

It opened on Dec 1, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Tucson.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $6,000; today they stand at $4,020, 33% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Competitive Engineering, Inc. averages $4,020 across 1 cited inspection.

Competitive Engineering, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Competitive Engineering, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341950269 OPENED DEC 1, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed Jun 27, 2017

3371 E Hemisphere Loop, Tucson, AZ 85706 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,000$2,010May 11, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$3,000$2,010May 11, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 11, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 11, 2017Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Tucson site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Competitive Engineering, Inc.
Tucson · 2025
120 413.22.7
Competitive Engineering
Tucson · 2017
50 306.82.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)

(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1)

(a) General requirements—(1) Machine guarding. Abrasive wheels shall be used only on machines provided with safety guards as defined in the following paragraphs of this section, except:

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

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