OSHA has inspected Essmetron 2 times in Colorado since 2013.
The latest one began on Mar 14, 2016 to follow up on an earlier case, in Denver.
Those inspections ended with 14 citation items: 14 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,600 and now stand at $9,570, 39% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lead in general industry comes up most often in these citations: 6 items under 1910.1025.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Essmetron averages $1,470 (1 cited inspection).
Essmetron also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1505 West 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80223 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $2,100 | $1,470 | Mar 30, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 30, 2016 | Final |
1505 West 3rd Ave., Denver, CO 80223 · Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $5,400 | $3,240 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $5,400 | $3,240 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.1025(e)(1)(ii) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2c 29 CFR 1910.1025(g)(2)(iv) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2d 29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(2)(i) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2e 29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(i) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2f 29 CFR 1910.1025(i)(3)(iii) · Lead in general industry |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $2,700 | $1,620 | Sep 6, 2013 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Denver site logged 15 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 198 workers: 0.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 249 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Denver · 2021 | 198 | 15 | 8 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Aug 6, 2024, Denver: Amputation · amputations involving bone loss · thumb(s)
An employee was completing multiple bends on a piece of galvanized steel (~3-4 feet long and 5-inches wide) using a brake press when their thumb was caught between the steel and the ram/punch and die of the brake press. The employee sustained an amputation of their right thumb.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1000(a)(2)
(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.1025(c)(1)
(c) Permissible exposure limit (PEL). (1) The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to lead at concentrations greater than fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air (50 µg/m 3) averaged over an 8-hour period.
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.