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Microtek, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Chicopee, Massachusetts · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · NAICS 334419

3inspections
11citation items
$13,235current penalties
Feb 7, 2022last inspection

Microtek, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Massachusetts, the first in 1996.

OSHA's last visit started on Feb 7, 2022 on a referral, in Chicopee.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 11 citation items: 6 serious and 5 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $22,402 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $13,235, down 41%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.147, lockout/tagout (3 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Microtek, Inc. averages $12,185 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Microtek, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345766364 OPENED FEB 7, 2022Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 93 employees at the site · Closed Jul 26, 2022

2070 Westover Rd., Chicopee, MA 01022 · Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Feb 3, 2022: Employee amputates fingertip in unguarded crimping machine

At 8:30 a.m. on February 3, 2022, an employee was operating an unguarded crimping machine. The employee's finger was crushed/pinched in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$10,151$6,092May 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0May 5, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$10,151$6,092May 5, 2022Final

Inspection 306275298 OPENED MAY 4, 2004Closed

Programmed other · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2004

36 Justin Drive, Chicopee, MA 01022 · Other Electronic Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 300500253 OPENED AUG 28, 1996Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 60 employees at the site · Closed Nov 22, 1996

63.5 Main St., Chicopee, MA 01020 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$700$475Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$700$100Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$700$475Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.2(a) · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(iii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 23, 1996Closed

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 Chicopee site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 62 workers: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
MicroTek, Inc.
Chicopee · 2025
62 204.30.5

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.

Feb 3, 2022, Chicopee: Amputation · amputations · fingertip(s)

On February 3, 2022, around 11:20 a.m., and employee was using a crimping machine to crimp ferrules onto wires when the machine contacted their left index finger and crimped it, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.2 · Partial exemption for establishments in certain industries

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 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)

(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

Other other electronic component manufacturing employers in Massachusetts

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