Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. has 14 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 2001.
OSHA's last visit started on Nov 21, 2024 after a complaint, in Attleboro.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 55 citation items: 46 serious, 3 repeat and 6 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $227,922 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $179,757, down 21%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1027, cadmium (15 items).
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. averages $11,121 over 5 cited inspections in that time.
Engineered Materials Solutions, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342303732 OPENED MAY 4, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 275 employees at the site · Closed Oct 24, 2017
39 Perry Avenue, Attleboro, MA 02703 · Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 30, 2017: Employee's thumb tip is amputated when caught between two ro
At approximately 4:00 a.m. on April 30, 2017, an employee, the back operator, was trying to insert a spacer block between two rolls. The employee yelled to front operator that he could not get the spacer in. The front operator told him to wait and the front operator turned a switch to lift the top work roll before trying to lower it evenly. When the front operator turned switch, the employee was trying to force the spacer with one hand on handle and the other hand on spacer block. The employees thumb was jammed between the spacer block and either the top work roll or the top support roll, resulting in the amputation of his thumb tip. The employee was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $9,054 | $9,054 | May 16, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Attleboro site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 187 workers: 1.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 102 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Feb 17, 2025, Attleboro: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was welding when their finger was caught between the welding electrode and the piece of metal being welded. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
Apr 30, 2017, Attleboro: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was inserting a metal spacer between two roll supports when the rolls closed hydraulically, crushing and amputating the tip of his right thumb.
Mar 24, 2017, Attleboro: Hospitalization · fractures · hip(s)
While dumping a pan of product into a hopper, an employee's body twisted resulting in a broken hip.
Mar 7, 2016, Attleboro: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee amputated his left-hand ring and middle fingertips when his hand contacted a running fan belt.
Oct 1, 2015, Attleboro: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)
An employee was winding the end of a roll. He was jogging the end of the material onto the roll when his right hand went between the hold-down device and the take-up reel. When he pulled his hand out, his fingertip was amputated.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
