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Hecksel Machine Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Watertown, Minnesota · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

4inspections
20citation items
$5,590current penalties
Mar 15, 2018last inspection

Hecksel Machine Inc has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 1992.

OSHA's last visit started on Mar 15, 2018 as a planned inspection, in Watertown.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 20 citation items: 10 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,702 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,590, down 2%.

Most often, OSHA cited 5206.700, (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Hecksel Machine Inc averages $1,444 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Hecksel Machine Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343021606 OPENED MAR 15, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed May 1, 2018

609 Carter St Ne, Watertown, MN 55388 · 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$625$625Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii) · Welding fire safety
 Serious$375$375Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$375$375Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$625$625Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3 Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 4 Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 4, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 5 Other-than-serious$125$125Apr 4, 2018Final

Inspection 317977197 OPENED MAR 11, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 9 employees at the site · Closed Mar 27, 2015

609 Carter St., Watertown, MN 55388 · All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$375$262Mar 17, 2015Closed

Inspection 312765886 OPENED DEC 2, 2008Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 9 employees at the site · Closed Jan 13, 2009

609 Carter St., Watertown, MN 55388 · Machine Shops · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$0$0Dec 17, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$525$525Dec 17, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$525$525Dec 17, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$700$700Dec 17, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 5 Serious$525$525Dec 17, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 1 Other-than-serious$175$175Dec 17, 2008Closed

Inspection 111619722 OPENED JAN 7, 1992Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Mar 31, 1992

609 Carter St., Watertown, MN 55388 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 12, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$126$126Mar 12, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Other-than-serious$126$126Mar 12, 1992Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 12, 1992Closed

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)

(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(2)

(2) Cleaning. All spraying areas shall be kept as free from the accumulation of deposits of combustible residues as practical, with cleaning conducted daily if necessary. Scrapers, spuds, or other such tools used for cleaning purposes shall be of nonsparking material.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)

(2) The CNP system defaults selected for test pressure shall be set at −15 mm of water (-0.58 inches of water) and the modeled inspiratory flow rate shall be 53.8 liters per minute for performing fit tests.

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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.252 · Welding fire safety

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 5205.116

29 CFR 5205.1200

29 CFR 5205.675

29 CFR 5205.890

29 CFR 5206.700

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