Concealfab Corp has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.
OSHA opened it on Dec 30, 2019 on a referral, in Colorado Springs.
From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $17,350 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,000, down 14%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Concealfab Corp averages $15,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Concealfab Corp also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Colorado · latest 90 days of OSHA records
136employers cited
3 of them in the same industry
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Incident on Dec 16, 2019: Employee amputates finger when reaching behind moving sawbla
At 2:20 p.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee as a machine operator for a working for a fabricated metals manufacturer was cutting metal pieces with a saw. The employee reached behind the moving blade to clear metal shavings when his hand was struck by the blade. The employee amputated his left ring finger and was hospitalized.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2020, the Colorado Springs site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 126 workers: 8.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 11 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
CFG Systems Inc
Colorado Springs · 2020
126
9
1
8.2
3.6
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.
Dec 16, 2019, Colorado Springs: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was operating a plasma saw. When he attempted to clear metal shavings from the table, the saw blade caught his glove, pulling his left ring finger into the blade and amputating the fingertip.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(2) Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
Other fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers in Colorado
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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.
