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Mack Studios, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Auburn, New York · Sign Manufacturing · NAICS 339950

6inspections
20citation items
$44,144current penalties
Jan 25, 2023last inspection

Since 2012, OSHA inspectors have visited Mack Studios, Inc. in New York 6 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Jan 25, 2023 on a referral, in Auburn and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 20 citation items: 13 serious, 4 repeat and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $67,362; today they stand at $44,144, 34% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 6 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Mack Studios, Inc. averages $10,196 across 4 cited inspections.

Mack Studios, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Mack Studios, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2012 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346458094 OPENED JAN 25, 2023Open

Referral · Partial · Health · 68 employees at the site · Open

5500 Technology Park Boulevard, Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
Serious$7,813$6,563Jul 21, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.307(c) · Hazardous (classified) locations
Serious$0$0Jul 21, 2023Final

Inspection 346433121 OPENED JAN 12, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 68 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 2026

5500 Technology Park Boulevard, Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(a)(12) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$10,938$6,562Jul 7, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Repeat$24,063$14,438Jul 7, 2023Final

Inspection 343510475 OPENED OCT 4, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Feb 28, 2019

38 Allen Street, Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(iv) · Spray painting and finishing
Serious$3,298$1,979Dec 12, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$3,298$1,979Dec 12, 2018Final

Inspection 343114823 OPENED APR 26, 2018Closed

Complaint · Complete · Health · 53 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2020

5500 Technology Park Boulevard, Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii) · Flammable liquids
Serious$3,880$2,910Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
Serious$3,298$2,474Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(3) · Respiratory protection
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$5,174$3,880Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.213(d)(1) · Woodworking machinery
Serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii) · Methylene chloride
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Aug 14, 2018Final

Inspection 332811496 OPENED MAR 12, 2012Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 40 employees at the site · Closed May 23, 2012

5500 Tech Park Blvd., Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 332811579 OPENED MAR 12, 2012Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Apr 17, 2014

5500 Tech Park Blvd., Auburn, NY 13021 · Sign Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
Repeat$5,600$3,360May 29, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection
Repeat$0$0May 29, 2012Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
Repeat$0$0May 29, 2012Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2023, the Auburn site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 6.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 172 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Mack Studios
Auburn · 2023
50 656.73.3
Mack Studios, Inc.
Auburn · 2022
67 10415.83.3
Mack Studios Inc.
Auburn · 2018
49 223.92.5

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1052 · Methylene chloride

29 CFR 1910.1052(d)(1)(i)

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) Characterization of employee exposure. (i) Where MC is present in the workplace, the employer shall determine each employee's exposure by either:

29 CFR 1910.1052(k)(1)(iii)

(iii) Employers shall include MC in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (§ 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of MC and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (l) of this section.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii)

(ii) Grounding. Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), shall not be dispensed into containers unless the nozzle and container are electrically interconnected. Where the metallic floorplate on which the container stands while filling is electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling operations by means of a bond wire, the provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with.

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.307 · Hazardous (classified) locations

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

Other sign manufacturing employers in New York

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