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Methods Machine Tools, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sudbury, Massachusetts · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423830

2inspections
14citation items
$34,655current penalties
Dec 8, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Methods Machine Tools, Inc. 2 times in Massachusetts since 2014.

The latest one began on Dec 8, 2023 after a complaint, in Sudbury.

Those inspections ended with 14 citation items: 14 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $78,528 and now stand at $34,655, 56% lower after settlements or reviews.

Respiratory protection comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.134.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Methods Machine Tools, Inc. averages $27,655 (1 cited inspection).

Methods Machine Tools, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Methods Machine Tools, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347155285 OPENED DEC 8, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 115 employees at the site · Closed Sep 23, 2024

65 Union Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776 · Machine Tool Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$9,218$9,218May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$11,524$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,913$6,913May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$6,913$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.134(f)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Serious$0$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$11,524$11,524May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$9,218$0May 30, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$9,218$0May 30, 2024Final

Inspection 339799694 OPENED JUN 4, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2014

65 Union Avenue, Sudbury, MA 01776 · Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$5,000$2,500Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
 Serious$4,000$2,000Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$5,000$2,500Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Jul 31, 2014Final

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 Sudbury site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 185 workers: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.4 for its industry. Those cases cost 7 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Methods Machine Tools, Inc
Sudbury · 2023
185 734.31.4

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(5)(i)

(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.

29 CFR 1910.107(b)(9)

(9) Cleaning. Spray booths shall be so installed that all portions are readily accessible for cleaning. A clear space of not less than 3 feet on all sides shall be kept free from storage or combustible construction.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)

(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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