Since 2001, OSHA inspectors have visited Flemish Master Weavers in Maine 7 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 31, 2017 on a referral, in Sanford.
In all, OSHA issued 18 citation items: 15 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $197,642; today they stand at $89,460, 55% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.22 (walking-working surfaces), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,873 penalty. Flemish Master Weavers averages $28,720 across 3 cited inspections.
Flemish Master Weavers also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342216389 OPENED MAR 31, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 155 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 2017
96 Gatehouse Road, Sanford, ME 04073 · Carpet and Rug Mills · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 24, 2017: Employee is caught in gearbox and suffers a broken arm
At 12:45 p.m. on March 24, 2017, an employee was cleaning underneath a loom. The employee reached in with their right hand into a cabinet/gearbox to remove jute while the loom was off. A coworker started the loom and caught the employee's hand in the gearbox/cabinet. The employee suffered a broken arm.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a |
Serious | $11,408 | $7,986 | Jun 2, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 2, 2017 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Sanford site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 121 workers: 7.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 221 days away from work.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
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.
