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Forster Precision Tool, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Seymour, Connecticut · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
3citation items
$3,042current penalties
Jun 2, 2017last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Forster Precision Tool, LLC in Connecticut one time.

It opened on Jun 2, 2017 after a complaint, in Seymour.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $4,346; today they stand at $3,042, 30% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Forster Precision Tool, LLC averages $3,042 across 1 cited inspection.

Forster Precision Tool, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342368768 OPENED JUN 2, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2017

591 North Main Street, Seymour, CT 06483 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$2,173$1,521Jul 6, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$2,173$1,521Jul 6, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 6, 2017Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)

(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

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.

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