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Diffraction International Ltd: OSHA inspections and violations

Minnetonka, Minnesota · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · NAICS 333314

1inspections
3citation items
$228current penalties
Apr 17, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Diffraction International Ltd once in Minnesota.

The inspection began on Apr 17, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Minnetonka.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $325 and now stand at $228, 30% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 5206.700.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Diffraction International Ltd averages $228 (1 cited inspection).

Diffraction International Ltd: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 317979680 OPENED APR 17, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 5 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2015

5810 Baker Road Ste 225, Minnetonka, MN 55345 · Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$225$158Apr 22, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$100$70Apr 22, 2015Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 22, 2015Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv)

(iv) The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, including an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information.

29 CFR 5206.700

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