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F. E., Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gardner, Massachusetts · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · NAICS 332721

1inspections
5citation items
$6,250current penalties
Apr 4, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected F. E., Inc. once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Apr 4, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Gardner.

That inspection ended with 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,715 and now stand at $6,250, 42% lower after settlements or reviews.

Grinders and abrasive wheels comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.215.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and F. E., Inc. averages $6,250 (1 cited inspection).

F. E., Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346610611 OPENED APR 4, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2023

88 Suffolk Lane Summit Industrial Park, Gardner, MA 01440 · Precision Turned Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$6,250$6,250Jul 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jul 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$4,465$0Jul 25, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 25, 2023Final

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(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 1910.1200(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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)

(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:

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