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Deburring House, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Berlin, Connecticut · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · NAICS 332813

4inspections
23citation items
$24,742current penalties
Nov 14, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Deburring House, Inc. 4 times in Connecticut since 2010.

The latest one began on Nov 14, 2023 after a complaint, in Berlin.

Those inspections ended with 23 citation items: 19 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $47,466 and now stand at $24,742, 48% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grounding and circuit protection comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.304.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Deburring House, Inc. averages $5,150 (2 cited inspections).

Deburring House, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Deburring House, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2010 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347105967 OPENED NOV 14, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed Feb 6, 2024

230 Berlin Street, Berlin, CT 06037 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$3,984$2,000Jan 8, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2) · Reporting deaths and severe injuries
Other-than-serious$6,641$3,500Jan 8, 2024Final

Inspection 343788204 OPENED FEB 15, 2019Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 50 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2019

230 Berlin Street, Berlin, CT 06023 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$6,630$4,500Jul 31, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$1,327$300Jul 31, 2019Final

Inspection 314400847 OPENED MAR 30, 2011Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed Apr 20, 2012

230 Berlin Street, Berlin, CT 06023 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,618$1,309Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(b) · Machine guarding
Serious$2,618$1,309Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$3,272$1,636Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$2,618$1,309Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
Serious$2,618$1,309Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.304(a)(2) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$2,618$1,309Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
Serious$0$0Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$3,272$1,636Apr 12, 2011Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 12, 2011Closed

Inspection 314399205 OPENED JUN 8, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 35 employees at the site · Closed Nov 15, 2010

230 Berlin Street, Berlin, CT 06023 · Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$2,500$1,250Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.145(c)(2) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags
Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Serious$2,500$1,250Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(6) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$1,000$500Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,000$500Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$0$0Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,000$500Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1) · Hexavalent chromium
Serious$1,250$625Aug 30, 2010Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 30, 2010Closed

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2022, the Berlin site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 11.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Deburring House Inc.
Berlin · 2022
40 4211.92.3

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2)

(2) Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log;

29 CFR 1904.39 · Reporting deaths and severe injuries

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2)

(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 1910.1026 · Hexavalent chromium

29 CFR 1910.1026(d)(1)

(d) Exposure determination—(1) General. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine the 8-hour TWA exposure for each employee exposed to chromium (VI). This determination shall be made in accordance with either paragraph (d)(2) or paragraph (d)(3) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.145 · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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