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Howard Engineering, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Naugatuck, Connecticut · Forging and Stamping · NAICS 332116

3inspections
24citation items
$14,000current penalties
Oct 19, 2022last inspection

Since 1984, OSHA inspectors have visited Howard Engineering, LLC in Connecticut 3 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 19, 2022 on a referral, in Naugatuck.

In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 21 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $21,912; today they stand at $14,000, 36% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 4 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Howard Engineering, LLC averages $8,200 across 1 cited inspection.

Howard Engineering, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Howard Engineering, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 1984 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346289721 OPENED OCT 19, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Jun 3, 2024

687 Wooster Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 · Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing · 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$3,795$2,278Apr 18, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$5,313$3,189Apr 18, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.219(b)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$3,795$2,278Apr 18, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
Other-than-serious$759$455Apr 18, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 18, 2023Final

Inspection 123190506 OPENED APR 16, 2008Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jul 2, 2008

687 Wooster Street, Naugatuck, CT 06770 · Forging and Stamping · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Serious$450$315Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$750$525Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,500$1,075Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 6a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 6b
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 6c
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.217(e)(1)(ii) · Mechanical power presses
Serious$1,050$735Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 11a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$600$420Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 1, item 11b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Apr 24, 2008Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2) · Yearly injury summary
Other-than-serious$300$210Apr 24, 2008Closed

Inspection 147611 OPENED FEB 8, 1984Closed

Planned · Records only · Safety · 36 employees at the site · Closed Feb 22, 1984

Maple Hill Rd, Naugatuck, CT 06770 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Naugatuck site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 17 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Howard Engineering LLC
Naugatuck · 2025
17 000.02.7

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.

Oct 18, 2022, Naugatuck: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

An employee was performing maintenance on a rivet-making machine after a malfunction was reported. He sustained a fingertip amputation when his index finger was caught in a pinch point while performing the repairs.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2)

(2) Create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log;

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2)

(2) Annual electronic submission of information from OSHA Form 300 Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses and OSHA Form 301 Injury and Illness Incident Report by establishments with 100 or more employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 100 or more employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix B to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Forms 300 and 301 to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the forms.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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 1910.217 · Mechanical power presses

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

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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