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Direct Color Systems: OSHA inspections and violations

Rocky Hill, Connecticut · Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 333244

1inspections
7citation items
$7,696current penalties
Jul 23, 2018last inspection

Direct Color Systems has one OSHA inspection on record in Connecticut.

OSHA opened it on Jul 23, 2018 after a complaint, in Rocky Hill.

From that inspection OSHA issued 7 citation items: 6 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $15,392 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $7,696, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Direct Color Systems averages $7,696 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Direct Color Systems also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Direct Color Systems: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343320826 OPENED JUL 23, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 56 employees at the site · Closed Jan 17, 2019

99 Hammer Mill Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 · Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii)(a) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$4,398$2,199Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$3,298$1,649Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$3,298$1,649Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$4,398$2,199Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Aug 29, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 29, 2018Final

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 Rocky Hill site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 29 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Direct Color Systems
Rocky Hill · 2025
29 000.02.0

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii)(a)

(ii) Fire resistance. Storage cabinets shall be designed and constructed to limit the internal temperature to not more than 325 °F. when subjected to a 10-minute fire test using the standard time-temperature curve as set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6. All joints and seams shall remain tight and the door shall remain securely closed during the fire test. Cabinets shall be labeled in conspicuous lettering, “Flammable—Keep Fire Away.”

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii)

(iii) Waste and residue. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area shall be kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily.

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 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other printing machinery and equipment manufacturing employers in Connecticut

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.