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Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Sterling, Connecticut · Explosives Manufacturing · NAICS 325920

2inspections
10citation items
$23,183current penalties
Apr 24, 2019last inspection

Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Connecticut, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 24, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Sterling.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 10 citation items: 8 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $33,119 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $23,183, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.119, process safety management (5 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC averages $11,592 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343954343 OPENED APR 24, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Jun 7, 2019

74 Dixon Road, Sterling, CT 06377 · Explosives Manufacturing · 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$1,594$1,116May 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,594$1,116May 16, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0May 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 16, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 16, 2019Final

Inspection 341532414 OPENED JUN 8, 2016Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 31 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2016

74 Dixon Road, Sterling, CT 06377 · Explosives Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(f) · Process safety management
 Serious$3,741$2,619Sep 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1) · Process safety management
 Serious$8,730$6,111Sep 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(b) · Process safety management
 Serious$6,236$4,365Sep 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(iii) · Process safety management
 Serious$4,988$3,492Sep 14, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.119(o)(1) · Process safety management
 Serious$6,236$4,365Sep 14, 2016Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2020, the Sterling site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 16 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Maxam Initiations Systems, LLC
Sterling · 2020
16 106.81.6
Maxam Initiation Systems, LLC
Sterling · 2017
29 000.01.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3)(i)(f)

(F) Design codes and standards employed;

29 CFR 1910.119(e)(1)

(e) Process hazard analysis. (1) The employer shall perform an initial process hazard analysis (hazard evaluation) on processes covered by this standard. The process hazard analysis shall be appropriate to the complexity of the process and shall identify, evaluate, and control the hazards involved in the process. Employers shall determine and document the priority order for conducting process hazard analyses based on a rationale which includes such considerations as extent of the process hazards, number of potentially affected employees, age of the process, and operating history of the process. The process hazard analysis shall be conducted as soon as possible, but not later than the following schedule:

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)(iii)(b)

(B) Precautions necessary to prevent exposure, including engineering controls, administrative controls, and personal protective equipment;

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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