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Eichenauer Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Newport, New Hampshire · Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use · NAICS 334512

1inspections
9citation items
$12,750current penalties
Mar 2, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Eichenauer Inc. once in New Hampshire.

The inspection began on Mar 2, 2022 after a complaint, in Newport.

That inspection ended with 9 citation items: 6 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $36,258 and now stand at $12,750, 65% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Eichenauer Inc. averages $12,750 (1 cited inspection).

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

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

Eichenauer Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345811509 OPENED MAR 2, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Aug 4, 2022

292 Sunapee St., Newport, NH 03773 · Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$7,252$3,625May 31, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0May 31, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$4,351$0May 31, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(3) · Welding fire safety
Serious$10,151$5,500May 31, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Serious$7,252$3,625May 31, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$7,252$0May 31, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(e)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2022Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0May 31, 2022Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Newport site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 5.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Eichenauer USA
Newport · 2020
75 405.32.3

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Apr 24, 2013 to Apr 24, 2015
Newport
20$0$0

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(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

Other automatic environmental control manufacturing for residential, commercial, and appliance use employers in New Hampshire

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