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Millrite Machine Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Westfield, Massachusetts · Machine Shops · NAICS 332710

1inspections
2citation items
$4,375current penalties
Dec 9, 2022last inspection

Millrite Machine Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Massachusetts.

OSHA opened it on Dec 9, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Westfield.

From that inspection OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

OSHA proposed $6,250 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $4,375, down 30%.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,600. Millrite Machine Inc. averages $4,375 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

Millrite Machine Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346382526 OPENED DEC 9, 2022Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2023

587 Southampton Road, Westfield, MA 01085 · Machine Shops · 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$3,572$2,500Feb 8, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$2,678$1,875Feb 8, 2023Final

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 Westfield site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Millrite Machine, Inc.
Westfield · 2023
25 000.02.7

The rules behind these citations

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

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 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2)

(2) Guard design. The safety guard shall cover the spindle end, nut, and flange projections. The safety guard shall be mounted so as to maintain proper alignment with the wheel, and the strength of the fastenings shall exceed the strength of the guard, except:

Other machine shops employers in Massachusetts

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