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Fluid Control Solutions, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Plainville, Connecticut · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
10citation items
$5,211current penalties
Feb 14, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fluid Control Solutions, LLC once in Connecticut.

The inspection began on Feb 14, 2018 after a complaint, in Plainville.

That inspection ended with 10 citation items: 6 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,422 and now stand at $5,211, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Fluid Control Solutions, LLC averages $5,211 (1 cited inspection).

Fluid Control Solutions, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Fluid Control Solutions, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342948304 OPENED FEB 14, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 2018

75 Northwest Drive, Plainville, CT 06062 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$3,696$1,848Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(4) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,956$1,478Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
 Serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.242(b) · Hand and power tools
 Serious$1,885$942Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,885$942Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(4) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 30, 2018Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2017, the Plainville site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fluid Control Solutions LLC
Plainville · 2017
25 000.02.3

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)

(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(4)

(4) The employer shall provide the training required in paragraph (g)(3) of this section upon initial assignment to the designated group of employees and at least annually thereafter.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.242 · Hand and power tools

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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