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Hallmark Cards: OSHA inspections and violations

Enfield, Connecticut · Greeting Card Publishers · NAICS 511191

6inspections
13citation items
$12,560current penalties
Apr 22, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hallmark Cards 6 times in Connecticut since 1995.

The latest one began on Apr 22, 2015 on a referral, in Enfield.

Those inspections ended with 13 citation items: 6 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $24,950 and now stand at $12,560, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical wiring methods comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.305.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for media and telecom employers since 2015 is $1,800, and Hallmark Cards averages $3,780 (2 cited inspections).

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Hallmark Cards: OSHA citation items per year, 1995 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340574789 OPENED APR 22, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8,000 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2015

25 Bacon Road, Enfield, CT 06082 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$6,300$3,780May 13, 2015Final

Inspection 340469329 OPENED MAR 17, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 8,000 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2015

25 Bacon Road, Enfield, CT 06082 · Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Serious$6,300$3,780May 8, 2015Final

Inspection 311758015 OPENED SEP 3, 2008Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 863 employees at the site · Closed Mar 5, 2009

25 Bacon Road, Enfield, CT 06083 · Greeting Card Publishers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.24(e) · Fixed industrial stairs
Serious$1,300$1,000Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(c) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,625$1,500Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,300$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,300$1,000Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.213(b)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Other-than-serious$1,300$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Other-than-serious$1,300$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$1,300$0Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,625$1,500Oct 30, 2008Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$1,300$0Oct 30, 2008Final

Inspection 109849224 OPENED MAY 9, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 350 employees at the site · Closed May 9, 2000

Distribution Center, 53 Manning Road, Enfield, CT 06082 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 116134420 OPENED MAY 2, 1996Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 885 employees at the site · Closed Jul 17, 1996

25 Bacon Road, Enfield, CT 06083 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 123202202 OPENED AUG 1, 1995Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Sep 8, 1995

25 Bacon Road, Enfield, CT 06083 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Apr 21, 2015, Enfield: Hospitalization · fractures · arm(s), unspecified

A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a cab assembly. He put his arm between a positive stop and the guide assembly. The cab assembly was not locked out or blocked, and the assembly dropped, hitting his left forearm. The arm was broken and the employee was transported to a local hospital and admitted.

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(c)

(c) Design. All personal protective equipment shall be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

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

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other greeting card publishers employers in Connecticut

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